MANNAFEST

And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage.

WEB

and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

YLT

and higher than they three presidents, of whom Daniel is first, that these satraps may give to them an account, and the king have no loss.

DBT

and over these, three presidents — of whom Daniel was one — to whom these satraps should render account, and that the king should suffer no loss.

About this book

Old Testament

DanielA Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.

Author
Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
Date
Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2

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