Daniel 5:12

Now let Daniel be called.

After recounting the wisdom and former exaltation of Daniel she bids that he be called. This seems to imply that he still lived in the palace, probably in an obscure position. It must be remembered that in an eastern royal palace, itself. city, there were often as many as 20,000 persons. It is said to have been the oriental custom to change physicians and advisers on the death of. king. Daniel had probably been out of favor since the death of Nebuchadnezzar. The 13th verse implies that Belshazzar knew of Daniel's history but did not personally know him.