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Darius
"Possessing goodness; upholder"
Daniel 5:31
Who they were
The name of several rulers in the biblical narrative. Darius the Mede received the kingdom of Babylon, and a later Darius permitted the temple rebuild.
Themes
authoritygoodnessgovernance
Read their story
Darius's story begins in Daniel.
The full passage is at Daniel 5:31. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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