7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth
and proceeding from his presence.
Many thousands were ministering to him;
Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. 1
The court convened 2
and the books were opened.
6:10 When Daniel realized 3 that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows 4 in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. 5 Three 6 times daily he was 7 kneeling 8 and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.
1 tn Aram “were standing before him.”
2 tn Aram “judgment sat.”
3 tn Aram “knew.”
4 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.
5 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 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.
7 tc Read with several medieval Hebrew
8 tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).