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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders...

This introductory verse consists of a single sentence in most English versions, and may indeed be combined with verse 2 into one sentence, as in RSV. In many languages it would be better to follow the example of TEV and translate as two or even more sentences. (See also the alternative translation model given at the end of the comments on verse 2.) Darius the king is Darius Hystaspes, who ruled over Persia 522–486 B.C. TEV makes this clear by saying that “Darius was emperor of Persia.” Darius was
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