2 Chronicles 6:20

That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 6:6 states God chose Jerusalem for His name, grounding the temple's significance in His choice — the same place Solomon references.

2 Chronicles 6:24 applies the same request: when Israel prays in the house after defeat, hear from heaven — a specific case of the general petition.

2 Chronicles 7:15 is God's direct answer: 'My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer in this place' — fulfilling the request of 6:20.

2 Chronicles 7:16 further confirms: 'My eyes and my heart will be there forever' — a stronger assurance of God's attentive presence as requested.

2 Chronicles 20:9 records Jehoshaphat's prayer citing the same principle: standing before the house where God's name is, crying out for deliverance.

2 Chronicles 16:9 says God's eyes range the whole earth — here Solomon asks God's eyes to be fixed on the temple. Same divine attention, different scope.

Deuteronomy 26:2 commands bringing firstfruits to the place where God makes His name dwell, the same concept of a designated dwelling for His name.

1 Kings 8:29 is the parallel account of this same prayer — nearly identical wording, recording the same petition for God's eyes on the temple.

1 Kings 8:30 continues the parallel prayer, asking God to hear from heaven and forgive — directly expanding on the request for open eyes.

2 Kings 19:16 has Hezekiah praying 'open your eyes, LORD, and see' — using the same language of divine attentiveness as Solomon's prayer.

Nehemiah 1:6 echoes 'let your ear be attentive and your eyes open' — a direct verbal parallel to Solomon's prayer for God to hear.

Daniel 6:10 Allusion

Daniel 6:10 shows Daniel praying toward Jerusalem, directly applying the practice of praying toward the temple that Solomon's prayer envisions.

In Isaiah 37:14, Hezekiah brings Sennacherib's letter to the temple, exemplifying the prayer-toward-the-temple posture Solomon requests.

Psalm 34:15 Parallel

Psalm 34:15 echoes the image of God's eyes and ears open, but applies it to the righteous generally rather than the temple specifically.