1 Kings 8:22

And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:

Cross-reference

1 Kings 8:54 shows Solomon later kneeling with hands spread, revealing he moved from standing to deeper humility during prayer.

In 1 Kings 8:38, the same posture of spreading hands toward the temple is described for prayer—directly parallel.

2 Chronicles 6:12 gives the parallel account of Solomon standing and spreading his hands in prayer before the altar.

Isaiah 1:15 Contrast

Isaiah 1:15 warns that spreading hands in prayer is rejected if hands are stained with sin, contrasting Solomon's accepted posture.

Psalm 44:20 Contrast

Psalm 44:20 warns against spreading hands to a foreign god—contrasting Solomon's proper posture of spreading hands to the LORD.

Exodus 9:29 Parallel

Exodus 9:29 has Moses spreading his hands to pray for the hail to stop, a similar intercessory gesture.

Exodus 9:33 Parallel

Exodus 9:33 records Moses spreading his hands and the hail ceasing, reinforcing the power of that same prayer posture.

1 Timothy 2:8 calls men to pray with holy hands in every place, extending Solomon's temple gesture to all believers.

Ezra 9:5 Parallel

Ezra 9:5 shows Ezra using the same prayer posture—spreading out his hands to the Lord—as Solomon does here.

Psalm 28:2 Parallel

Psalm 28:2 also depicts lifting hands toward the sanctuary in prayer, echoing Solomon's posture of pleading.

Lamentations 1:17 depicts Zion stretching out hands in desolation—parallel posture of supplication but in a lament context.

Psalm 63:4 Parallel

Psalm 63:4 describes lifting hands to bless God, paralleling Solomon's raised hands in prayer but with a praise focus.