Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Darius » Median king of persia
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
So Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about the age of sixty-two. It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,
Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language who were living in all the land: “May your peace abound!
Language » Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different
Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language who were living in all the land: “May your peace abound!
So he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man should be the master in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.
Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language,