The writer knew imperial control passed directly from the Babylonian to the Medo-Persian Empire, not first to the Medes (whom the Persians had defeated prior to this time) and later to the Persians.
Mwandishi alijua kuwa uthibiti wa ufalme ulihama kutoka Himaya ya Babeli kwenda Himaya ya Ugiriki ya Kigiriki, si kutoka kwa Wamedi kwanza (ambao Waajemi waliwashinda kabla ya wakati huu) na baadaye kwenda kwa Waajemi.