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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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