2 Tawarikh 6:6

6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, ¹  and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

2 Tawarikh 6:1

6:1 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.

Kisah Para Rasul 8:13

8:13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to ²  Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed. ³ 

Yesaya 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? ⁴ 

Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;

the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

Daniel 6:10

6:10 When Daniel realized ⁵  that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows ⁶  in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. ⁷  Three ⁸  times daily he was ⁹  kneeling ¹⁰  and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.

[6:6]  ¹ tn Heb for my name to be there.” See also the note on the word “live” in v. 5.

[8:13]  ² tn Or “he kept close company with.”

[8:13]  ³ sn He was amazed. Now Simon, the one who amazed others, is himself amazed, showing the superiority of Philip’s connection to God. Christ is better than anything the culture has to offer.

[14:32]  ⁴ sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

[6:10]  ⁵ tn Aram “knew.”

[6:10]  ⁶ sn In later rabbinic thought this verse was sometimes cited as a proof text for the notion that one should pray only in a house with windows. See b. Berakhot 34b.

[6:10]  ⁷ map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:10]  ⁸ sn This is apparently the only specific mention in the OT of prayer being regularly offered three times a day. The practice was probably not unique to Daniel, however.

[6:10]  ⁹ tc Read with several medieval Hebrew MSS and printed editions הֲוָה (havah) rather than the MT הוּא (hu’).

[6:10]  ¹⁰ tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).

[6:10]  sn No specific posture for offering prayers is prescribed in the OT. Kneeling, as here, and standing were both practiced.