Dan 6:10 | NET2full | STEP | When Daniel realized that a written decree had been issued , he entered his home , where the windows in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem . Three times daily he was kneeling and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously .

Daniel 6:10

10 When Daniel realized ^{▼▼tn Aram “knew.”} that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows ^{▼▼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).} in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. Three ^{▼▼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.} times daily he was ^{▼▼tc Read with several medieval Hebrew mss and printed editions הֲוָה (havah, “he was”) rather than the MT הוּא (huʾ, “he”).} kneeling ^{▼▼tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).} ^{▼▼sn No specific posture for offering prayers is prescribed in the OT. Kneeling, as here, and standing were both practiced.} and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.