1 Kings 8:42
(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 4:34 contains the exact phrase 'mighty hand and outstretched arm' used here, recalling God's deliverance from Egypt.
Zechariah 14:16 describes all nations going up yearly to worship the Lord in Jerusalem, a future fulfillment of Solomon's prayer for foreigners.
Daniel 3:28 has Nebuchadnezzar blessing God after the fiery furnace deliverance, a pagan king responding to visible power just as Solomon prayed.
Daniel 2:47 records Nebuchadnezzar acknowledging Daniel's God as God of gods after a miraculous revelation, echoing the foreigner's confession Solomon envisions.
Psalm 136:12 directly quotes 'mighty hand and outstretched arm' in a refrain celebrating God's enduring love and deliverance.
Psalm 86:9 prophesies all nations will worship God — directly paralleling Solomon's prayer that foreigners come because of God's name.
2 Chronicles 32:31 describes Babylonian envoys coming to inquire after a wonder, a later instance of foreigners drawn by God's reputation as Solomon prayed.
2 Kings 17:36 uses the same 'mighty power and outstretched arm' phrase, emphasizing the LORD's deliverance from Egypt as a reason for exclusive worship.
Joshua 9:9 has the Gibeonites saying they heard of God's fame and deeds in Egypt, a precise fulfillment of the foreigner hearing described in this prayer.
Joshua 9:10 continues the Gibeonites' report of hearing about God's defeat of Sihon and Og, another example of foreigners learning of God's mighty acts.
In Joshua 7:9, Joshua pleads for God's reputation among nations — same concern for God's great name that Solomon prays will draw foreigners.
Exodus 15:14 records nations hearing and trembling at God's power, exactly the kind of response Solomon prays will draw foreigners to the temple.
Joshua 2:10 is Rahab's report of hearing how God dried up the Red Sea, a direct example of foreigners hearing God's mighty hand and stretched out arm.
Joshua 2:11 shows Rahab's confession that the Lord is God in heaven and earth, the ultimate acknowledgement Solomon prays foreigners will make.
Joshua 4:24 declares God's mighty hand should be known by all people, directly paralleling the fame of God's power in 1 Kings 8:42.
Zechariah 8:23 pictures nations taking hold of a Jew's garment because they heard God is with them, echoing nations hearing and coming.
Acts 8:27 shows an Ethiopian eunuch, a foreigner, coming to Jerusalem to worship, exemplifying the kind of Gentile prayer Solomon envisioned.
In Daniel 4:37, Nebuchadnezzar, a foreign king, praises God — a fulfillment of Solomon's prayer that nations would acknowledge God's name.
Jeremiah 32:21 uses 'stretched out arm' and 'strong hand' describing the exodus, the same phrases used for God's reputation among nations.
Jeremiah 32:17 uses the same 'stretched out arm' phrase in a prayer acknowledging God's limitless power over creation.
Isaiah 66:20 pictures nations bringing offerings to God's house, echoing the foreigner coming to pray toward the temple.
Isaiah 63:12 mentions God's 'glorious arm' leading Moses, paralleling the 'outstretched arm' of 1 Kings 8:42 in the Exodus context.
Jonah 2:4 has the prophet looking toward the holy temple in prayer, similar to the foreigner's direction of prayer in 1 Kings 8:42.
Isaiah 51:9 calls on God's 'arm of the LORD' to awake, echoing the 'outstretched arm' imagery and invoking past acts of power.
Psalm 89:13 celebrates God's powerful arm and hand, similar to the 'mighty hand' in 1 Kings 8:42, affirming God's strength.
Psalm 86:8 declares no god is like the Lord — echoing Solomon's point that God's unmatched name and deeds draw nations.