1 Kings 8:37-39

Expanded Bible

³⁷ “·At times the land will become so dry that no food will grow [If there is a famine in the land], or ·a great sickness will spread among the people [pestilence]. ·Sometimes all the crops will be destroyed by […or blight or mildew or] locusts or grasshoppers. ·Your people will be attacked in […or the people are besieged in the land of] their cities by their enemy or ·will become sick [struck by plague or sickness…]. ³⁸ When any of these things happen, ·the people will become truly sorry [^Leach will know the affliction of his own heart]. ·If your people spread their hands in prayer [^L…and spread his hands] toward this ·Temple [^Lhouse], ³⁹ then hear their prayers from your ·home [dwelling place] in heaven. Forgive and ·treat [^Lact and give to] each person ·as he should be treated [^Laccording to his ways/conduct] because you know what is in a person’s heart. Only you know what is in everyone’s heart.