1 Kings 8:44

Easy To Read Version

“Sometimes you will command your people to go and fight against their enemies. Then your people will turn toward this city which you have chosen and the temple that I have built for your honor. And they will pray to you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:19

David asked the Lord, saying, “Should I go to war against the Philistines? Will you help me defeat the Philistines?”

2 Samuel 5:23

David prayed to the Lord. This time the Lord told David, “Don’t go up there. Go around them to the back of their army. Attack them from the other side of the balsam trees.

1 Kings 8:16

‘I brought my people, Israel, out of Egypt. But I had not yet chosen a city from among the family groups of Israel for a temple to honor me. And I had not chosen a man to be leader over my people, Israel. But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the city where I will be honored. And I have chosen David to rule over my people, Israel.’

1 Kings 8:45

At that time, listen to their prayers from your home in heaven, and help them.

2 Chronicles 18:31

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “There is Ahab, the king of Israel!” They turned toward Jehoshaphat to attack him. But Jehoshaphat shouted out, and the Lord helped him. God made the chariot commanders turn away from Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 20:5

Jehoshaphat was in the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [224]} in front of the new yard. He stood up in the meeting of the people from Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:20

Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this problem. They prayed very loudly to heaven.

2 Chronicles 6:34

“You will send your people to some place to fight against their enemies. They will pray to you as they look toward this city you chose and toward the temple {\cf2\super [111]} I built for your name.

Daniel 6:10

Daniel always prayed to God three times every day. Three times every day, Daniel got down on his knees and prayed and praised God. When Daniel heard about the new law he went to his house. Daniel went up to his room on the roof of his house. Daniel went to the windows that opened toward Jerusalem. Then Daniel got down on his knees and prayed, like he always did.

Judges 4:6

Deborah sent a message to a man named Barak. She asked him to come to meet with her. Barak was the son of a man named Abinoam. Barak lived in the city of Kedesh, which is in the area of Naphtali. Deborah said to Barak, “The Lord God of Israel commands you: ‘Go and gather 10,000 men from the family groups of Naphtali and Zebulun. Lead those men to Mount Tabor.

Judges 6:14

The Lord turned toward Gideon and said, “Use your power. Go save the people of Israel from the people of Midian. I am sending you to save them!”

1 Samuel 15:18

The Lord sent you on a special mission. The Lord said, ‘Go and destroy all of the Amalekites. They are evil people. Destroy them all! Fight them until they are completely finished!’

1 Samuel 15:3

Now, go fight against the Amalekites. You must completely destroy the Amalekites and everything that belongs to them. Don’t let anything live; you must kill all the men and women and all of their children and little babies. You must kill all of their cows and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”

1 Samuel 30:8

Then David prayed to the Lord. “Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?”