1 Kings 8:35
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:”1 Kings 8:35
What Does 1 Kings 8:35 Mean?
1 Kings 8:35 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 8, verse 35 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Repentance, and Forgiveness.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 8:35 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 11:17“And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.”Haggai 1:10“Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.”Leviticus 26:19“And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:”1 Kings 8:33“When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:”2 Samuel 24:13“So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.”2 Chronicles 6:27“Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.”2 Chronicles 7:16“For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”Amos 4:7“And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.”Luke 4:25“But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;”Revelation 11:6“These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.”Deuteronomy 28:12“The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.”Deuteronomy 28:23“And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.”1 Kings 8:29“That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.”1 Kings 17:1“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”2 Chronicles 6:24“And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;”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;”Job 12:15“Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.”Psalms 5:7“But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.”Isaiah 1:15“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.”Isaiah 9:13“For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.”
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