What are "satraps" that are mentioned in Daniel 3:3?
Daniel 3:3
ESV - 3 Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
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Asked April 07 2014
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Clare Knowlton
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JD Abshire
According to Merriam Webster dictionary a satrap was one who governed or ruled a province of ancient Persia.
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