Darius
Mentioned 537–533 BC traditional (Jones)
Son of Ahasuerus. Mentioned in 8 verses, first in Daniel 5:31.
Compiled from the tagged verses.
- Mentioned in the era of Exile and return, 586–5 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Ahasuerus, Cyrus, and Daniel.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Timeline
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Mentions
8 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Darius 26 |
| KJV | Darius 25 |
| ASV | Darius 25 |
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Every verse
All 8 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Daniel8 verses
- 5:31
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
- 6:1
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
- 6:6
So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
- 6:9
Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
- 6:25
Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- 6:28
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
- 9:1
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
- 11:1
“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.