Daniel 6:3
\6:2\And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsible to the chief rulers, so that the king might undergo no loss.
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Ezra 4:22Be certain to do this with all care: do not let trouble be increased to the king's damage.
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.
Proverbs 17:27He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
Ecclesiastes 2:13Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
Daniel 5:14And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:2-6
Daniel Preferred by Darius. ( b. c. 537.) 1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 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. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion… Read the whole commentary →