Exodus 8:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, “If you ask the LORD to take these frogs away from me and my people, I will let your people go and offer sacrifices to him.”

Cross References

1 Kings 13:6

“Please pray to the LORD your God and ask him to heal my hand,” Jeroboam begged. The prophet prayed, and Jeroboam's hand was healed.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “Everything you do is fearsome, and your mighty power makes your enemies come crawling.

Exodus 10:16

At once the king sent for Moses and Aaron. He told them, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.

Exodus 10:17

Forgive me one more time and ask the LORD to stop these insects from killing every living plant.”

Exodus 10:18

Moses left the palace and prayed.

Exodus 14:5

When the king of Egypt heard that the Israelites had finally left, he and his officials changed their minds and said, “Look what we have done! We let them get away, and they will no longer be our slaves.”

Exodus 32:11

Moses tried to get the LORD God to change his mind: Our LORD, you used your mighty power to bring these people out of Egypt. Now don't become angry and destroy them.

Exodus 5:2

“Who is this LORD and why should I obey him?” the king replied. “I refuse to let you and your people go!”

Exodus 8:15

But when the king saw that things were now better, he again did just as the LORD had said and stubbornly refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 8:29

“Your Majesty,” Moses replied, “I'll pray for you as soon as I leave, and by tomorrow the flies will stop bothering you, your officials, and the citizens of your country. Only make sure that you're telling the truth this time and that you really intend to let our people offer sacrifices to the LORD.”

Exodus 8:32

But the king turned stubborn again and would not let the people go.

Exodus 8:9

“All right,” Moses answered. “You choose the time when I am to pray for the frogs to stop bothering you, your officials, and your people, and for them to leave your houses and be found only in the river.”

Exodus 9:27

The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, “Now I have really sinned! My people and I are guilty, and the LORD is right.

Exodus 9:28

We can't stand any more of this thunder and hail. Please ask the LORD to make it stop. Your people can go—you don't have to stay in Egypt any longer.”

Exodus 9:33

After Moses left the royal palace and the city, he lifted his arms in prayer to the LORD, and the thunder, hail, and drenching rain stopped.

Numbers 21:7

Some of the people went to Moses and admitted, “It was wrong of us to insult you and the LORD. Now please ask him to make these snakes go away.” Moses prayed,

Acts 8:24

Simon said, “Please pray to the Lord, so that what you said won't happen to me.”

1 Samuel 12:19

They told Samuel, “Please, pray to the LORD your God for us! We don't want to die. We have sinned many times in the past, and we were very wrong to ask for a king.”