6:10 When Daniel realized 2 that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows 3 in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. 4 Three 5 times daily he was 6 kneeling 7 and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.
“For he is the living God;
he endures forever.
His kingdom will not be destroyed;
his authority is forever. 8
11:40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack 9 him. Then the king of the north will storm against him 10 with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. 11 He 12 will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. 13
1 tn Aram “until.”
2 tn Aram “knew.”
3 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.
4 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.
5 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 tc Read with several medieval Hebrew
7 tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).
3 tn Aram “until the end.”
4 tn Heb “engage in thrusting.”
5 tn The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south.
6 tn Heb “many ships.”
7 tn This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.
8 tn Heb “and will overflow and pass over.”