Person

Darius

Gender:: Male
Verse mentions:: 8

Darius the Mede is named in the book of Daniel as the ruler who took control of Babylon after its fall and set Daniel over his kingdom (Daniel 5:31; 6:1-2). He is best known for signing the decree, engineered by rivals jealous of Daniel, that made prayer to any god or man other than himself a capital offense, leading to Daniel's night in the lions' den (Daniel 6:6-16). He does not appear under this name in secular records, and his identity outside the Bible is debated among historians. He is a different person from Darius I, the Persian king who later authorized the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple.

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Ahasuerus

Appears in 8

Reference	Verse
Daniel 5:31	And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Daniel 6:1	It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Daniel 6:6	Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
Daniel 6:9	Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Daniel 6:25	Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Daniel 6:28	So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 9:1	In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
Daniel 11:1	Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

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