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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

... They knelt on the pave ment with their fa ces to the ground,

and they wor shipped and gave thanks to the Lord... (2 Chroni-
cles, 7:3)

... The king and ev ery one present with him knelt down and
wor shipped... or dered... to praise the Lord. So they sang
prais es with glad ness and bowed their heads and wor -

shipped. (2 Chronicles, 29:29-30)

Then he fell to the ground in wor ship and said: "Naked I
came from my moth er's womb, and na ked I will de part. The
Lord gave and the Lord has tak en away; may the name of the
Lord be praised." (Job, 1:20-21)

All kings will bow down to Him and all na tions will serve
Him. (Psalms, 72:11)

Come, let us bow down in wor ship, let us kneel be fore the
Lord our Maker. (Psalms, 95:6)

Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed. Giv-
ing thanks to his God... (Daniel, 6:11)

Then, at the even ing sac ri fice, I... fell on my knees with my
hands spread out to the Lord my God. (Ezra, 9:5)

When Solomon had fin ished all these prayers and sup pli ca -
tions to the Lord, he rose from be fore the al tar of the Lord,
where he had been kneel ing with his hands spread out to -
ward heav en. (1 Kings, 8:54)

He [Solomon] stood on the plat form and then knelt down...

and spread out his hands to ward heav en. (2 Chronicles, 6:13)

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