1 Kings 8:48

New International Reader's Version

And they turn back to you with all their heart and soul. Suppose it happens in the land of their enemies who took them away as prisoners. There they pray to you toward the land you gave their people long ago. They pray toward the city you have chosen. And they pray toward the temple I’ve built for your Name.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:33

“Suppose your people Israel have lost the battle against their enemies. And suppose they’ve sinned against you. But they turn back to you and praise your name. They pray to you in this temple. And they ask you to help them.

1 Kings 8:49

Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Listen to their prayer. Listen to them when they ask you to help them. Stand up for them.

2 Kings 23:25

There was no king like Josiah either before him or after him. None of them turned to the Lord as he did. He obeyed the Lord with all his heart and all his soul. He obeyed him with all his strength. He did everything the Law of Moses required.

Nehemiah 1:9

But if you return to me, I will bring you back. If you obey my commands, I will gather you together again. I will bring you back from the farthest places on earth. I will bring you to the special place where I have chosen to put my Name.’

Psalm 119:10

I trust in you with all my heart. Don’t let me wander away from your commands.

Psalm 119:145

Lord, I call out to you with all my heart. Answer me, and I will obey your orders.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who obey his covenant laws. They trust in him with all their hearts.

Proverbs 23:26

My son, give me your heart. May you be happy living the way you see me live.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will change their hearts. Then they will know that I am the Lord. They will be my people. And I will be their God. They will return to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 3:10

In spite of all this, their sister nation Judah did not come back to me. They were not faithful to me either. They did not return with all their heart. They only pretended to,” announces the Lord.

Daniel 6:10

Daniel found out that the king had signed the order. In spite of that, he did just as he had always done before. He went home to his upstairs room. Its windows opened toward Jerusalem. He went to his room three times a day to pray. He got down on his knees and gave thanks to his God.

Daniel 6:11

Some of the other royal officials went to where Daniel was staying. They saw him praying and asking God for help.

Daniel 9:13

The curses that are written in the Law of Moses have fallen on us. We have received nothing but trouble. You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t asked for your favor. We haven’t turned away from our sins. We’ve refused to pay attention to the laws you gave us.

Daniel 9:5

We have sinned and done what is wrong. We have been evil. We have refused to obey you. We have turned away from your commands and laws.

Leviticus 26:40

“ ‘But suppose you admit that both you and your people who lived before you have sinned. You admit the evil and dishonest things you have done against me. And you admit you have become my enemy.

Jonah 2:4

I said, ‘I have been driven away from you. But I will look again toward your holy temple in Jerusalem.’

Zechariah 10:9

I have scattered them among the nations. But in lands far away they will remember me. They and their children will be kept alive. And they will return.

Acts 8:36

As they traveled along the road, they came to some water. The official said, “Look! Here is water! What can stop me from being baptized?”

Romans 10:10

With your heart you believe and are made right with God. With your mouth you say what you believe. And so you are saved.

Deuteronomy 4:29

Perhaps while you are there, you will seek the Lord your God. You will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.