7/7/2023 0 Comments Darius & twig![]() ![]() ![]() Smerdis was a Margian, and therefore had no sympathy with Cyrus and Cambyses in the manner in which they had treated the Jews. 529-522, and was succeeded by a usurper named Smerdis, who occupied the throne only ten months, and was succeeded by this Darius (B.C. There were two intermediate kings, viz., Cambyses (the Ahasuerus of Ezra), the son of Cyrus, who reigned from B.C. He did not immediately succeed Cyrus on the throne. Darius, king of Persia, was the son of Hystaspes, of the royal family of the Achaemenidae.Some are of opinion that the name "Darius" is simply a name of office, equivalent to "governor," and that the "Gobryas" of the inscriptions was the person intended by the name. Nothing can, however, be with certainty affirmed regarding him. This king was probably the "Astyages" of the Greek historians. After his miraculous escape, a decree was issued by Darius enjoining "reverence for the God of Daniel" ( 6:26 ). 538-536) Daniel was promoted to the highest dignity ( Daniel 6:1 Daniel 6:2 ) but on account of the malice of his enemies he was cast into the den of lions. On the death of Belshazzar the Chaldean he "received the kingdom" of Babylon as viceroy from Cyrus. ![]() Darius the Mede ( Daniel 11:1 ), "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes" ( 9:1 ). ![]() The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. ![]()
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