“Then King Belshazzar
Gave the command.
Daniel was clothed
In purple.
A chain of gold
Was put
Around his neck.
A proclamation
Was made
Concerning him.
He should rank third
In the kingdom.”
Despite the fact that Daniel had said that he did not want any rewards or gifts, the king gave him purple royal clothing. Daniel was to be a royal member, the 3rd in command in the kingdom of Babylon, after King Belshazzar and his father. Daniel would wear a chain of gold around his neck. Thus, this Judean exile would become the 3rd most powerful person in the great Babylonian kingdom.
