1 Kings 8:37-39

New Century Version

³⁷ “At times the land will become so dry that no food will grow, or a great sickness will spread among the people. Sometimes all the crops will be destroyed by locusts or grasshoppers. Your people will be attacked in their cities by their enemy or will become sick. ³⁸ When any of these things happen, the people will become truly sorry. If your people spread their hands in prayer toward this Temple, ³⁹ then hear their prayers from your home in heaven. Forgive and treat each person as he should be treated because you know what is in a person’s heart. Only you know what is in everyone’s heart.