2 Chronicles 6:26

When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 33:12 shows Manasseh humbling himself in distress, exemplifying the repentance Solomon prayed for.

2 Chronicles 33:13 Historical context

2 Chronicles 33:13 shows God hearing Manasseh's plea and restoring him, fulfilling Solomon's prayer for forgiveness.

2 Chronicles 7:13 Historical context

2 Chronicles 7:13 is God's response, affirming that shutting the heavens for no rain is a judgment.

Jeremiah 14:1-9 describes a severe drought in Judah, illustrating the same covenantal curse of no rain for sin, prompting prayer.

Revelation 11:6 grants the two witnesses power to shut heaven so no rain falls — a direct echo of the Elijah/covenant motif of drought as judgment.

Luke 4:25 Allusion

In Luke 4:25, Jesus cites the same 'heaven shut up' three and a half years, linking Elijah's drought to the principle of sin leading to drought.

In Amos 4:4-9, God explicitly says 'I withheld the rain from you' as judgment, directly matching the drought-of-repentance scenario in Solomon's prayer.

Joel 2:15-20 calls for a solemn assembly and repentance, promising restoration — mirroring the prayer-and-forgiveness sequence of Solomon's prayer.

Joel 1:13-20 depicts drought and locust devastation as judgment, calling for lament and repentance — parallel to the drought context in Solomon's prayer.

Hosea 6:1 Parallel

Hosea 6:1 calls for returning to the LORD who afflicts and heals, exactly as Solomon's prayer anticipates.

Hosea 5:15 Parallel

Hosea 5:15 describes God withdrawing until distress drives them to seek him, mirroring the same cause-and-effect.

Ezekiel 18:27-32 expands on turning from sin to live, echoing the repentance and forgiveness pattern here.

Leviticus 26:19 Historical context

Leviticus 26:19 describes the covenant curse of drought ('sky like iron') that underlies Solomon's prayer for rain.

Isaiah 5:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:6, God commands the clouds to rain no rain — a direct parallel to the heavens being shut up as judgment on sin.

Proverbs 28:13 reinforces that confessing and forsaking sin brings mercy, matching the repentance pattern here.

Deuteronomy 28:23 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:23 is another covenant curse of drought ('sky bronze, ground iron'), the situation Solomon prays about.

Deuteronomy 11:17 warns of God shutting the heavens to cause drought, directly parallel to the condition in Solomon's prayer.

1 Kings 8:36 continues the same prayer, asking God to hear, forgive, and send rain.

1 Kings 8:35 is the parallel account of Solomon's prayer with nearly identical wording about sin and no rain.

1 Kings 17:1 Historical context

1 Kings 17:1 records Elijah's declaration of drought, a concrete historical example of the judgment Solomon prays against.

Ezekiel 14:13 describes famine sent when a land sins — similar to the drought-as-judgment theme, though the focus is on breaking the staff of bread.

Zechariah 14:17 Related theme

Zechariah 14:17 applies no rain as judgment for not worshiping, a similar principle in a future context.