1 Kings 9:3

New American Bible - revised edition

The Lord said to him: I have heard the prayer of petition which you offered in my presence. I have consecrated this house which you have built and I set my name there forever; my eyes and my heart shall be there always.

Cross References

1 John 5:14

And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Psalm 10:17

You listen, Lord, to the needs of the poor; you strengthen their heart and incline your ear.

2 Kings 20:5

Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Now I am healing you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.

1 Kings 8:29

May your eyes be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you said, My name shall be there; listen to the prayer your servant makes toward this place.

Psalm 116:1

I love the Lord, who listened to my voice in supplication,

Deuteronomy 11:12

a land which the Lord, your God, looks after; the eyes of the Lord, your God, are upon it continually through the year, from beginning to end.

2 Chronicles 6:40

Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears be attentive to the prayer of this place.

Acts 10:31

‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your almsgiving remembered before God.

Matthew 6:9

“This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

Exodus 20:11

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

Daniel 9:23

When you began your petition, an answer was given which I have come to announce, because you are beloved. Therefore, mark the answer and understand the vision.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me, my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them away from me and let them go.

Deuteronomy 16:11

You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord, your God, together with your son and daughter, your male and female slave, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow among you, in the place which the Lord, your God, will choose as the dwelling place of his name.

Deuteronomy 12:11

then to the place which the Lord, your God, chooses as the dwelling place for his name you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and personal contributions, and every special offering you have vowed to the Lord.

John 11:42

I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”

Psalm 66:19

But God did hear and listened to my voice in prayer.

Deuteronomy 12:21

and if the place where the Lord, your God, chooses to put his name is too far, you may slaughter in the manner I have commanded you any of your herd or flock that the Lord has given you, and eat it freely in your own community.

Deuteronomy 12:5

Instead, you shall seek out the place which the Lord, your God, chooses out of all your tribes and designates as his dwelling to put his name there. There you shall go,

2 Kings 21:7

The Asherah idol he had made, he placed in the Lord’s house, of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon: In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I shall set my name forever.

2 Chronicles 33:7

An idol he had made he placed in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon: In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I shall set my name forever.

Ezra 6:12

And may the God who causes his name to dwell there overthrow every king or people who may undertake to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree; let it be diligently executed.” The Task Finally Completed.

Psalm 34:17

The Lord’s face is against evildoers to wipe out their memory from the earth.

Exodus 29:44

Thus I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar, just as I also consecrate Aaron and his sons to be my priests.

Psalm 65:3

you who hear our prayers. To you all flesh must come

Jeremiah 7:10

and then come and stand in my presence in this house, which bears my name, and say: “We are safe! We can commit all these abominations again!”?