Old Testament. In the Old Testament, the two words that are most commonly used to indicate worship or paying respect by kneeling are כָּרַע (kara') and בָּרַךְ (barakh). The first, כָּרַע (kara'), is used in 1 Kgs 8:54 to describe Solomon kneeling at the altar before God; in 1 Kgs 19:18 to describe kneeling before Baal; in Ezra 9:5 to describe Ezra kneeling before God; and in Isa 45:23 to describe knees bowing before God. It also can be used to describe kneeling before people to pay respect, as in 2 Kgs 1:13; Esth 3:2, 5. However, it also is used in contexts that do not indicate worship or respect. For example, in Gen 49:9 and Num 24:9 כָּרַע (kara') describes a lion crouching, and in Judg 7:5–6 it describes soldiers kneeling to drink water. בָּרַךְ (barakh) is used in 2 Chr 6:13 to describe Solomon kneeling for his prayer at the dedication of the temple; in Psa 95:6 to describe kneeling before Yahweh; the equivalent Aramaic verb בִּרַךְ (birakh) is used in Dan 6:10 to describe Daniel getting on his knees to pray.