1 Kings 8:38-40

International Children’s Bible

³⁸ When any of these things happen, the people will become truly sorry. If anyone of your people Israel spreads his hands in prayer toward this Temple, ³⁹ please hear his prayer. Hear it from your home in heaven. Then forgive the people and help them. Only you know what people are really thinking. So judge each person, and do to him what is right. ⁴⁰ Do this so your people will respect you all the time they live in this land. This is the land you gave to our ancestors.