<p class="bodytext">&#8220;God does not really live on the earth!<n id="1" /> Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

then listen from heaven to their prayers for help<n id="1" /> and vindicate them.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Solomon stood before the altar of the <sc>Lordsc> in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky.<n id="1" />

then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help<n id="1" /> and vindicate them.<n id="2" />

Dogs will eat the members of Baasha&#8217;s family<n id="1" /> who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.&#8221;p>

As for Ahab&#8217;s family, dogs will eat the ones<n id="1" /> who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.&#8221;

Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants&#8217; claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.<n id="1" />p>

then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.p>

Dogs will eat the members of your family<n id="1" /> who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.&#8221;&#8217; Indeed, the <sc>Lordsc> has announced it!p>

Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward<n id="1" /> Jezreel.

Micaiah<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;That being the case, hear the word of the <sc>Lordsc>. I saw the <sc>Lordsc> sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

He prayed:<n id="1" /> &#8220;O <sc>Lord,sc> God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty<n id="2" /> to your servants who obey you with sincerity.<n id="3" />

Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place.<n id="1" /> Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place<n id="2" /> and respond favorably.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;The time will come when<n id="1" /> the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people<n id="2" /> sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you,<n id="3" /> and turn away from their sin because you punish<n id="4" /> them,

then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly<n id="1" /> you will then teach them the right way to live<n id="2" /> and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess.<n id="3" />p>

then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin,<n id="1" /> and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives.<n id="2" /> (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the <sc>Lordsc>, he got up from before the altar of the <sc>Lordsc> where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky.<n id="1" />

Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners.<n id="1" /> Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation,<n id="2" /> obey<n id="3" /> you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you.<n id="4" />p>