1 Kings 8:47

Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 promises that seeking God with all heart from exile leads to mercy, directly parallel to Solomon's prayer.

Luke 15:17 Allusion

In Luke 15:17, the prodigal son 'came to himself' — the key phrase from the prayer depicting the turning point of repentance.

Daniel 9:5-11 directly echoes the confession language of Solomon's prayer, with 'we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly'.

Isaiah 64:6-12 is a post-exilic prayer confessing sin and asking God not to be angry, mirroring Solomon's anticipated confession.

Nehemiah 1:6-11 echoes this same confession of sin from exile, using similar language of repentance and pleading for mercy.

Leviticus 26:40-45 lays out the condition of confession and God remembering the covenant, which Solomon's prayer of repentance echoes.

In 2 Chronicles 6:37, this same prayer appears verbatim — Solomon's plea for Israel to repent in captivity. Identical context and wording.

Deuteronomy 30:1 describes the blessings and curses leading to exile and calling to mind, the very situation Solomon prays about.

Deuteronomy 30:1 describes the blessings and curses leading to exile and calling to mind, the very situation Solomon prays about.

Malachi 3:7 Parallel

Malachi 3:7 calls Israel to return to God, mirroring the repentant confession in 1 Kings 8:47.

Zechariah 1:3 commands 'Return to me, and I will return to you,' matching the repentant turning in 1 Kings 8:47.

Proverbs 28:13 promises mercy for confessing and forsaking sin — the same principle Solomon prays for in captivity.

Jeremiah 29:13 promises exiles that wholehearted seeking finds God — exactly the repentant seeking Solomon prays for.

Joel 2:12 Parallel

Joel 2:12 calls for wholehearted return to God, a direct echo of the repentant plea in 1 Kings 8:47.

Daniel 9:4 Parallel

Daniel 9:4 shows a similar prayer of confession after exile, reinforcing the repentant turning in 1 Kings 8:47.

In 2 Chronicles 33:13, God hears Manasseh's plea and restores him — fulfilling the hope that God would respond to repentance.

Zechariah 10:9 says exiles shall remember God and return, paralleling the repentance and plea in 1 Kings 8:47.

Hosea 5:15 Parallel

Hosea 5:15 describes Israel acknowledging guilt and seeking God in distress, directly paralleling the captive's repentance in 1 Kings 8:47.

Jeremiah 31:18-20 depicts Ephraim's repentance and God's compassion, paralleling Solomon's prayer's pattern of sin, captivity, and turning back.

Ezra 9:7 Prophetic fulfillment

In Ezra 9:7, Ezra recounts captivity as punishment — the very situation the prayer envisions, where repentance becomes necessary.

In 2 Chronicles 33:12, Manasseh humbles himself in distress — a historical example of the repentance described in the prayer.

Ezekiel 18:28 Related theme

In Ezekiel 18:28, the one who turns from sin shall live — the same principle of repentance leading to life as in the prayer.

In Ezekiel 16:63, shame leads to silence when God atones — the outcome of the repentance process envisioned in the prayer.

In Ezekiel 16:61, Israel remembers and is ashamed — an echo of the 'come to themselves' and confess sin pattern from the prayer.

Ezekiel 14:6 echoes the call to repent and turn from idols, matching the repentant plea in 1 Kings 8:47 during exile.

Nehemiah 9:26-30 recounts Israel's repeated rebellion and God's warnings, paralleling the sin pattern Solomon predicts.

Ezra 9:6 Parallel

In Ezra 9:6, Ezra confesses shame for sin — a direct application of the confession formula ('we have sinned') from the prayer.