Kong Dareios satte 120 guvernører til å styre hver sin del av riket. De skulle fortelle tre ledere hvordan arbeidet gikk, slik at kongen ikke skulle miste noe. Daniel var en av de tre lederne. Han gjorde jobben sin så godt at kongen tenkte på å gi ham ansvar for hele riket.
King Darius appointed 120 governors, each to rule a different part of the kingdom. They were to report to three leaders on how their work was going, so that the king would not suffer any loss. Daniel was one of the three leaders. He did his job so well that the king considered putting him in charge of the whole kingdom.
