1 Kings 8:38

What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:

Cross-reference

In 2 Chronicles 6:29, the same prayer is recorded verbatim, providing the parallel account of Solomon's dedication prayer.

2 Chronicles 20:5-13 shows Jehoshaphat praying in the temple during crisis, directly embodying the posture described here.

Psalm 50:15 Related theme

Psalm 50:15 promises deliverance when calling on God in trouble, reinforcing the prayer-for-affliction pattern here.

Psalm 91:15 Related theme

Psalm 91:15 promises that God will answer and rescue when called upon, matching the prayer context of this verse.

In Psalm 142:3-4, the psalmist's spirit grows faint and he feels alone—a heartfelt cry from affliction, closely matching the prayer from a troubled heart.

Proverbs 14:10 describes the heart's private bitterness, echoing the 'affliction of his own heart' in the prayer—only the individual truly knows his own pain.

Isaiah 1:15 Contrast

Isaiah 1:15 warns that spreading hands in prayer can be rejected if hands are full of blood—contrasting the promised hearing in the temple prayer with the necessity of a pure heart.

Isaiah 37:15-21 gives Hezekiah's temple prayer with outstretched hands, a direct fulfillment of the prayer posture here.

Romans 7:24 Parallel

Romans 7:24 shows Paul crying out in personal anguish—a NT example of someone knowing the affliction of his own heart and seeking deliverance.

In 2 Chronicles 6:28, this same prayer is recounted in parallel—Solomon's dedication prayer listing specific plagues.

Daniel 6:10 Historical context

In Daniel 6:10, Daniel prays with windows open toward Jerusalem—directly following the pattern of praying toward the temple.

Jonah 2:4 Allusion

In Jonah 2:4, Jonah says he will look again toward God's holy temple—a prayerful orientation toward the sanctuary from distress.

Isaiah 37:4 Parallel

Isaiah 37:4 records Hezekiah asking Isaiah to pray for deliverance, a concrete example of the plea described here.

In Isaiah 37:14, Hezekiah spreads a letter before the LORD in the temple—a parallel act of bringing a need to God in His house.

Philippians 4:6 encourages prayer and supplication over anxieties, paralleling the invitation to pray about personal afflictions in the temple prayer.

In Lamentations 1:17, Zion spreads out her hands in distress—same gesture of entreaty but without being comforted.