2 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 6:1

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

2 Chronicles 8:13

8:13 He observed the daily requirements for sacrifices that Moses had specified for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three annual celebrations – the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Temporary Shelters. ² 

Isaiah 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? ³ 

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 ⁴  that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows ⁵  in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. ⁶  Three ⁷  times daily he was ⁸  kneeling ⁹  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 The Hebrew phrase הַסֻּכּוֹת[חַג] (khag hassukot, “[festival of] huts” [or “shelters”]) is traditionally known as the Feast of Tabernacles. The rendering “booths” (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV) is probably better than the traditional “tabernacles” in light of the meaning of the term סֻכָּה (sukkah, “hut; booth”), but “booths” are frequently associated with trade shows and craft fairs in contemporary American English. The nature of the celebration during this feast as a commemoration of the wanderings of the Israelites after they left Egypt suggests that a translation like “temporary shelters” is more appropriate.

[14:32]  ³ sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

[6:10]  ⁴ tn Aram “knew.”

[6:10]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tc Read with several medieval Hebrew MSS and printed editions הֲוָה (havah) rather than the MT הוּא (hu’).

[6:10]  ⁹ tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).