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Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his…
“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”
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The verses around Daniel 6:10.
8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Verse explanation
Praying three times a day facing Jerusalem, with the window open, describes a Jewish custom of praying at fixed hours facing toward the temple — even exiled hundreds of miles away, Daniel keeps this physical orientation as part of the habit.
From the Daniel 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Daniel 6:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Daniel, pois, quando soube que a escriptura estava assignada, entrou na sua casa (ora havia no seu quarto janellas abertas da banda de Jerusalem), e tres vezes no dia se punha de joelhos, e orava, e confessava diante do seu Deus, como tambem antes costumava fazer.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E Daniel, quando soube que a escritura estava assinada, entrou em sua casa, e com as janelas de seu quarto abertas, voltadas para Jerusalém, punha-se de joelhos três vezes ao dia, e orava, e confessava diante de seu Deus, assim como costumava fazer antes.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Cuando Daniel se enteró de que el decreto había sido firmado, se dirigió a su casa, a su habitación del piso superior, donde oraba tres veces al día, con las ventanas abiertas hacia Jerusalén. Allí se arrodilló, orando y agradeciendo a su Dios como siempre lo hacía.
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