1 Kings 8:39-45

³⁹then hear from heaven, the place where you live, and forgive. Give according to the way they live their lives, for you know what people are really like inside, and you alone know the true character of people.

⁴⁰Then they will respect you and follow your ways all the time they live in the land you gave to our forefathers.

⁴¹As for the foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel but who come from a distant land,

⁴²having heard of your great nature and power and ability to help, when they come and pray toward this Temple,

⁴³then hear from heaven, the place where you live, and give them what they're asking. That way, everyone on earth will come to know and respect you, just as your own people Israel do. They will also know that this Temple I have built is dedicated to you.

⁴⁴When your people go to fight against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to you towards the city you have chosen and the house I have built to honor you,

⁴⁵then hear from heaven what they are praying and asking for, and support their cause.