Daniel 2:49

2:49 And at Daniel’s request, the king ¹  appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon. Daniel himself served in the king’s court. ² 

Daniel 2:16

2:16 So Daniel went in and ³  requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.

Daniel 6:28

6:28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and ⁴  the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Daniel 1:17

1:17 Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom – and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

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.

¹ tn Aram “and Daniel sought from the king and he appointed.”

² tn Aram “was at the gate of the king.”

³ tc Theodotion and the Syriac lack the words “went in and.”

⁵ tn Or perhaps “in the reign of Darius, even in the reign of Cyrus.” The identity of this Darius is disputed. Some take the name to be referring to Cyrus, understanding the following vav (ו, “and”) in an epexegetical sense (“even”). Others identify Darius with a governor of Babylon known from extra-biblical records as Gubaru, or with Cambyses, son of Cyrus. Many scholars maintain that the reference is historically inaccurate.

⁷ tn Aram “knew.”

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ tc Read with several medieval Hebrew MSS and printed editions הֲוָה (havah) rather than the MT הוּא (hu’).

¹² tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).