1Ki 8:52, 54, 59, 9:3, Est 4:8, Dan 9:20, Hos 12:4, 1Ti 2:1, Heb 5:7 | ESV | STEP | Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel , giving ear to them whenever they call to you.

1 Kings 8:52

52 ^aLet your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to you.

1 Kings 8:54

Solomon’s Benediction

54 ^bNow as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had ^cknelt with hands outstretched toward heaven.

1 Kings 8:59

59 Let these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires,

1 Kings 9:3

3 And the Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, ^dby putting my name there forever. ^eMy eyes and my heart will be there for all time.

Esther 4:8

8 Mordecai also gave him ^fa copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and command her to go to the king to beg his favor and plead with him on behalf of her people.

Daniel 9:20

Gabriel Brings an Answer

20 ^gWhile I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for ^hthe holy hill of my God,

Hosea 12:4

4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
ⁱHe met God ^{▼▼Hebrew him} at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—

1 Timothy 2:1

Pray for All People

1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

Hebrews 5:7

7 In the days of his flesh, ^kJesus ^{▼▼Greek he} offered up prayers and supplications, ^mwith loud cries and tears, to him ⁿwho was able to save him from death, and ^ohe was heard because of his reverence.