1 Kings 8:33
8:33 “The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple,
1 Kings 8:47
8:47 When your people
come to their senses
in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, ‘We have sinned and gone astray;
we have done evil.’
1 Kings 8:59
8:59 May the
Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him,
so that he might vindicate
his servant and his people Israel as the need arises.
1 Kings 9:3
9:3 The
Lord said to him, “I have answered
your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home;
I will be constantly present there.