Darius
Darius the Mede received the Empire of Babylon and ruled over it.
The name Darius means “he that informs himself”
MaleRulerPersiaExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book10 verses
Summary
Ruler living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Daniel 5:31; referred to as Darius (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ, Aramiac דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ); son of Ahasuerus and Vashti; brother of Artaxerxes.
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Family members
- Father
- Mother
- Siblings
Alternative names
- דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁDarius
- דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁDarius
Mentions
Includes 2 verses that refer to Darius without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- …and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
- Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
- So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
- Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
- Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- Daniel 6:26Referred to, not namedI hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
- So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
- In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
- Daniel 9:2Referred to, not named…in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
- “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.