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Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance"],"for":"both","topic":"mercy","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["EXO 34:10","Behold, I am making a covenant."],"tie":["EXO 34:10","And the LORD said","reply"],"why":"God answers by making a covenant with them (34:10), having already promised that His presence would go with them (33:14–17).","book":"EXO","c":34,"v":9,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-exo-34-9"},{"id":"NUM 9:8","src":"added","who":"Moses","asks":"whether men unclean from a dead body could keep the Passover","ask":["NUM 9:8","Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you"],"for":"others","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["NUM 9:10","he may still observe the Passover to the LORD"],"tie":["NUM 9:9","Then the LORD said to Moses","reply"],"why":"God answers the question.","book":"NUM","c":9,"v":8,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-9-8"},{"id":"NUM 11:2","src":"mention:NUM 11:2","who":"Moses","asks":"that the fire from the LORD die down","ask":["NUM 11:2","he prayed to the LORD"],"for":"others","topic":"plague","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["NUM 11:2","the fire died down"],"note":"The people had cried out to him (11:2).","why":"The fire dies down when he prays; the text does not say more.","book":"NUM","c":11,"v":2,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-11-2"},{"id":"NUM 11:4","src":"added","who":"The Israelites in the wilderness","asks":"meat","ask":["NUM 11:4","Who will feed us meat?"],"for":"self","topic":"provision","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["NUM 11:31","a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea"],"tie":["NUM 11:18","because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD … Therefore the LORD will give you meat","reply"],"note":"A plague strikes “while the meat was still between their teeth” (11:33). Psalm 106 says, “So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.” (Psalm 106:15).","why":"God, through Moses, ties the meat to their crying out in His hearing (11:18).","book":"NUM","c":11,"v":4,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-11-4"},{"id":"NUM 11:14","src":"prayer:NUM 11:11","who":"Moses","asks":"relief from the burden of the people, or else death","ask":["NUM 11:14-15","I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me. If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now"],"for":"self","topic":"strength","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["NUM 11:17","They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself."],"tie":["NUM 11:16","Then the LORD said to Moses","reply"],"note":"The Spirit rests on seventy elders (11:25).","why":"The relief he asks for is given in his own words: he cannot carry the people by himself, and the elders will help him “so that you do not have to bear it by yourself” (11:17).","book":"NUM","c":11,"v":14,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-11-14"},{"id":"NUM 12:13","src":"prayer:NUM 12:13","who":"Moses","asks":"healing for his sister Miriam","ask":["NUM 12:13","O God, please heal her!"],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["NUM 12:15","So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again."],"tie":["NUM 12:14","Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in","reply"],"wait":{"label":"seven days","scale":"days","d":7,"facts":[["NUM 12:14","Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in"],["NUM 12:15","seven days"]]},"note":"The text says she was brought back in after seven days; it does not use the word healed.","why":"God answers that she will be brought back after seven days outside the camp, and she is.","book":"NUM","c":12,"v":13,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-12-13"},{"id":"NUM 14:19","src":"prayer:NUM 14:13","who":"Moses","asks":"pardon for the people","ask":["NUM 14:19","Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people"],"for":"others","topic":"mercy","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["NUM 14:20","I have pardoned them as you requested"],"tie":["NUM 14:20","I have pardoned them as you requested","answer"],"note":"Yet none of those who tested God will see the land (14:22–23).","why":"God says He has pardoned them as Moses asked.","book":"NUM","c":14,"v":19,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-14-19"},{"id":"NUM 16:15","src":"added","who":"Moses","asks":"that God not accept the rebels' offering","ask":["NUM 16:15","Do not regard their offering."],"for":"self","topic":"judgment","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["NUM 16:35","fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense"],"wait":{"label":"the next day","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["NUM 16:16","tomorrow"]]},"note":"He says it after Dathan and Abiram refuse to come to him (16:12–14). The ground swallows Dathan and Abiram (16:31–33), and fire consumes the 250 men offering incense.","why":"Fire from the LORD consumes the men offering incense; the text does not connect it to his words.","book":"NUM","c":16,"v":15,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-16-15"},{"id":"NUM 16:22","src":"prayer:NUM 16:22","who":"Moses and Aaron","asks":"that God not be angry with the whole congregation for one man's sin","ask":["NUM 16:22","when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?"],"for":"others","topic":"mercy","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["NUM 16:24","Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."],"tie":["NUM 16:23","Then the LORD said to Moses","reply"],"note":"The congregation moves away (16:27), and the ground swallows the households of Korah, Dathan and Abiram (16:31–33).","why":"God tells them how the congregation can stand apart from the punishment.","book":"NUM","c":16,"v":22,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-16-22"},{"id":"NUM 21:2","src":"prayer:NUM 21:2","who":"The Israelites","asks":"victory over the king of Arad","ask":["NUM 21:2","If You will deliver this people into our hands"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["NUM 21:3","delivered up the Canaanites"],"tie":["NUM 21:3","And the LORD heard Israel’s plea","answer"],"why":"The text says the LORD heard Israel's plea.","book":"NUM","c":21,"v":2,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-21-2"},{"id":"NUM 21:7","src":"mention:NUM 21:7","who":"Moses","asks":"that the snakes be taken away","ask":["NUM 21:7","Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us … So Moses interceded for the people"],"for":"others","topic":"plague","outcome":"another","link":"said","result":["NUM 21:9","If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live."],"tie":["NUM 21:8","Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.","reply"],"note":"The people had asked him to intercede (21:7).","why":"God answers with a remedy for those bitten: whoever looks at the bronze snake lives (21:8–9).","book":"NUM","c":21,"v":7,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-21-7"},{"id":"NUM 27:5","src":"added","who":"Moses, for the daughters of Zelophehad","asks":"a ruling on their claim to their father's land","ask":["NUM 27:5","So Moses brought their case before the LORD"],"for":"others","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["NUM 27:7","The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly."],"tie":["NUM 27:6","and the LORD answered him","answer"],"why":"The text says the LORD answered him.","book":"NUM","c":27,"v":5,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-27-5"},{"id":"NUM 27:16","src":"prayer:NUM 27:16","who":"Moses","asks":"a leader for the people after him","ask":["NUM 27:16","appoint a man over the congregation"],"for":"others","topic":"other","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["NUM 27:18","Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him"],"tie":["NUM 27:18","And the LORD replied to Moses","reply"],"why":"God names Joshua.","book":"NUM","c":27,"v":16,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-num-27-16"},{"id":"DEU 1:45","src":"added","who":"The Israelites","asks":"not said","ask":["DEU 1:45","you returned and wept before the LORD"],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"refused","link":"said","result":["DEU 1:45","He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you"],"tie":["DEU 1:45","He would not listen to your voice","answer"],"note":"It was after their defeat by the Amorites (1:44).","why":"Moses recalls that the LORD would not listen to them.","book":"DEU","c":1,"v":45,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-deu-1-45"},{"id":"DEU 3:25","src":"prayer:DEU 3:24","who":"Moses","asks":"to cross the Jordan and see the good land","ask":["DEU 3:25","Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan"],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"refused","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["DEU 3:26","Do not speak to Me again about this matter."],"tie":["DEU 3:26","He would not listen to me","answer"],"note":"He is told to look at the land from the top of Pisgah (3:27). Before he dies the LORD shows him the whole land and says, “I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.” (34:4).","why":"The text says the LORD would not listen, and He refuses him; Moses may only look at the land from the top of Pisgah (3:27).","book":"DEU","c":3,"v":25,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-deu-3-25"},{"id":"DEU 9:20","src":"mention:DEU 9:20","who":"Moses","asks":"that Aaron not be destroyed","ask":["DEU 9:20","The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron."],"for":"others","topic":"mercy","outcome":"untold","note":"Aaron lives on to serve as priest; his death is told later (10:6).","why":"The text does not say what came of this prayer.","book":"DEU","c":9,"v":20,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-deu-9-20"},{"id":"DEU 18:16","src":"added","who":"The Israelites at Horeb","asks":"not to hear God's voice from the fire any longer, but to hear Him through Moses","ask":["DEU 18:16","Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!"],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["DEU 18:18","I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers."],"tie":["DEU 18:17","They have spoken well.","reply"],"note":"Moses first tells it in 5:24–28, where God says, “They have done well in all that they have spoken.” (5:28).","why":"God approves the request and promises a prophet to speak His words.","book":"DEU","c":18,"v":16,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-deu-18-16"},{"id":"JOS 5:14","src":"prayer:JOS 5:13","who":"Joshua","asks":"what the commander of the LORD's army had to say to him","ask":["JOS 5:14","What does my Lord have to say to His servant?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["JOS 5:15","Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy."],"tie":["JOS 5:15","The Commander of the LORD’s army replied","reply"],"note":"“And Joshua did so.” (5:15).","why":"The commander answers him.","book":"JOS","c":5,"v":14,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jos-5-14"},{"id":"JOS 10:12","src":"added","who":"Joshua","asks":"that the sun and moon stand still","ask":["JOS 10:12","O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."],"for":"both","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JOS 10:13","So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies."],"tie":["JOS 10:14","the LORD listened to the voice of a man","answer"],"span":{"label":"about a full day","facts":[["JOS 10:13","delayed going down about a full day"]]},"note":"Joshua speaks these words to the LORD in the presence of Israel (10:12).","why":"The text says there was no day like it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man (10:14).","book":"JOS","c":10,"v":12,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jos-10-12"},{"id":"JDG 1:1","src":"prayer:JDG 1:1","who":"The Israelites","asks":"who should go up first against the Canaanites","ask":["JDG 1:1","Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["JDG 1:2","Judah shall go up"],"tie":["JDG 1:2","answered the LORD","answer"],"why":"The LORD answers the question.","book":"JDG","c":1,"v":1,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-1-1"},{"id":"JDG 3:9","src":"mention:JDG 3:9","who":"The Israelites","asks":"deliverance from Cushan-rishathaim","ask":["JDG 3:9","when the Israelites cried out to the LORD"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 3:10","the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel"],"tie":["NEH 9:27","in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them","answer"],"note":"They had served him eight years (3:8).","why":"Nehemiah 9:27 says of this time that “in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them”.","book":"JDG","c":3,"v":9,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-3-9"},{"id":"JDG 3:15","src":"mention:JDG 3:15","who":"The Israelites","asks":"deliverance from Eglon king of Moab","ask":["JDG 3:15","And again they cried out to the LORD"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 3:15","He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer"],"tie":["NEH 9:27","in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them","answer"],"note":"They had served Eglon eighteen years (3:14).","why":"Nehemiah 9:27 says of this time that “in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them”.","book":"JDG","c":3,"v":15,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-3-15"},{"id":"JDG 4:3","src":"mention:JDG 4:3","who":"The Israelites","asks":"deliverance from Jabin and his chariots","ask":["JDG 4:3","Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 4:15","the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army"],"tie":["NEH 9:27","in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them","answer"],"note":"Jabin had oppressed them twenty years (4:3). The deliverance comes through Deborah and Barak.","why":"Nehemiah 9:27 says of this time that “in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them”.","book":"JDG","c":4,"v":3,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-4-3"},{"id":"JDG 6:6","src":"mention:JDG 6:6","who":"The Israelites","asks":"deliverance from Midian","ask":["JDG 6:6","the Israelites cried out to the LORD"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 8:28","In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again."],"tie":["NEH 9:27","in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them","answer"],"note":"The prophet first reminds them of what God had done for them and that they did not obey Him (6:8–10). Then the LORD sends Gideon: “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian.” (6:14).","why":"Nehemiah 9:27 says of this time that “in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them”.","book":"JDG","c":6,"v":6,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-6-6"},{"id":"JDG 6:17","src":"prayer:JDG 6:17","who":"Gideon","asks":"a sign that it was the LORD speaking with him","ask":["JDG 6:17","give me a sign that it is You speaking with me"],"for":"self","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["JDG 6:21","fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread"],"note":"Then Gideon realizes “that it was the angel of the LORD” (6:22).","why":"The text calls the one Gideon speaks with “the LORD” (6:14, 16), though Gideon realizes it only afterwards (6:22). Fire consumes his offering, but the text does not call it the sign he asked for.","book":"JDG","c":6,"v":17,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-6-17"},{"id":"JDG 6:18","src":"prayer:JDG 6:17","who":"Gideon","asks":"that the LORD wait while he brings an offering","ask":["JDG 6:18","Please do not depart from this place until I return to You."],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["JDG 6:18","I will stay until you return."],"tie":["JDG 6:18","And the LORD said","reply"],"why":"The LORD answers that He will stay.","book":"JDG","c":6,"v":18,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-6-18"},{"id":"JDG 6:37","src":"prayer:JDG 6:36","who":"Gideon","asks":"dew on the fleece alone, as a sign","ask":["JDG 6:37","If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand"],"for":"self","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["JDG 6:38","And that is what happened."],"wait":{"label":"the next morning","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["JDG 6:38","the next morning"]]},"why":"The text says only, “And that is what happened.” (6:38).","book":"JDG","c":6,"v":37,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-6-37"},{"id":"JDG 6:39","src":"prayer:JDG 6:36","who":"Gideon","asks":"the fleece dry and the ground wet, as a second sign","ask":["JDG 6:39","This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew."],"for":"self","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 6:40","Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground."],"tie":["JDG 6:40","And that night God did so.","answer"],"wait":{"label":"that night","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["JDG 6:40","that night"]]},"why":"The text says God did so.","book":"JDG","c":6,"v":39,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-6-39"},{"id":"JDG 10:15","src":"prayer:JDG 10:10","who":"The Israelites","asks":"deliverance from the Ammonites","ask":["JDG 10:15","Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 11:33","So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites."],"tie":["NEH 9:27","in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them","answer"],"note":"At first God answers, “I will no longer save you.” (10:13). They put away their foreign gods (10:16), and the LORD delivers the Ammonites into Jephthah's hand (11:32–33).","why":"Nehemiah 9:27 says of this time that “in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them”. Here the text also says God “could no longer bear the misery of Israel” once they put away their foreign gods (10:16).","book":"JDG","c":10,"v":15,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-10-15"},{"id":"JDG 11:30","src":"prayer:JDG 11:30","who":"Jephthah","asks":"victory over the Ammonites, with a vow","ask":["JDG 11:30","If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand"],"for":"both","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["JDG 11:32","the LORD delivered them into his hand"],"note":"His daughter is the first to come out to meet him (11:34). 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Strengthen me, O God, just once more"],"for":"self","topic":"strength","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["JDG 16:30","he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it"],"note":"He dies with them (16:30).","why":"The temple falls when he pushes; the text does not say God gave him the strength.","book":"JDG","c":16,"v":28,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-16-28"},{"id":"JDG 20:18","src":"prayer:JDG 20:18","who":"The Israelites","asks":"which tribe should go up first against Benjamin","ask":["JDG 20:18","Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["JDG 20:18","Judah will be first"],"tie":["JDG 20:18","the LORD replied","reply"],"note":"The Benjamites cut down 22,000 Israelites that day (20:21).","why":"The LORD answers the question.","book":"JDG","c":20,"v":18,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-20-18"},{"id":"JDG 20:23","src":"prayer:JDG 20:23","who":"The Israelites","asks":"whether to fight Benjamin again","ask":["JDG 20:23","Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["JDG 20:23","Go up against them."],"tie":["JDG 20:23","And the LORD answered","answer"],"note":"Another 18,000 fall the next day (20:24–25).","why":"The LORD answers the question.","book":"JDG","c":20,"v":23,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-20-23"},{"id":"JDG 20:28","src":"prayer:JDG 20:27","who":"The Israelites","asks":"whether to fight again, or stop","ask":["JDG 20:28","Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JDG 20:35","The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel"],"tie":["JDG 20:28","The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”","answer"],"wait":{"label":"the next day","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["JDG 20:28","tomorrow"]]},"why":"The LORD answers and promises victory the next day, and the text tells it.","book":"JDG","c":20,"v":28,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-jdg-20-28"},{"id":"1SA 1:11","src":"prayer:1SA 1:11","who":"Hannah","asks":"a son","ask":["1SA 1:11","if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son"],"for":"self","topic":"child","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1SA 1:20","Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son"],"tie":["1SA 1:27","the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him","answer"],"note":"The text says “the LORD remembered her” (1:19), and she names her son Samuel, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.” (1:20). How long it took is not said: “in the course of time” (1:20).","why":"The text and Hannah both say the LORD granted what she asked.","book":"1SA","c":1,"v":11,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-1-11"},{"id":"1SA 7:9","src":"mention:1SA 7:9","who":"Samuel","asks":"that God save Israel from the Philistines","ask":["1SA 7:9","He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel"],"for":"others","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1SA 7:10","that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines"],"tie":["1SA 7:9","and the LORD answered him","answer"],"wait":{"label":"the same day","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["1SA 7:10","that day"]]},"note":"The people had asked him, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” (7:8).","why":"The text says the LORD answered him.","book":"1SA","c":7,"v":9,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-7-9"},{"id":"1SA 8:6","src":"mention:1SA 8:6","via":"Samuel","who":"The people of Israel","asks":"a king to judge them, like the other nations","ask":["1SA 8:6","Give us a king to judge us"],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1SA 12:13","Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you."],"tie":["1SA 8:22","Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.","reply"],"note":"God tells Samuel, “they have rejected Me as their king” (8:7). Samuel takes their words to the LORD (8:21). In Hosea, God says, “So in My anger I gave you a king” (Hosea 13:11).","why":"God tells Samuel to give them a king, and Saul is made king.","book":"1SA","c":8,"v":6,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-8-6"},{"id":"1SA 10:22","src":"prayer:1SA 10:22","who":"The Israelites","asks":"whether Saul had come","ask":["1SA 10:22","Has the man come here yet?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["1SA 10:22","Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage."],"tie":["1SA 10:22","And the LORD replied","reply"],"why":"The LORD answers.","book":"1SA","c":10,"v":22,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-10-22"},{"id":"1SA 12:18","src":"mention:1SA 12:18","who":"Samuel","asks":"thunder and rain at the wheat harvest, as a sign to the people","ask":["1SA 12:18","So Samuel called to the LORD"],"for":"others","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["1SA 12:18","on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain"],"wait":{"label":"that day","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["1SA 12:18","on that day"]]},"note":"He had said, “I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain” (12:17).","why":"The text says the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, without calling it an answer.","book":"1SA","c":12,"v":18,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-12-18"},{"id":"1SA 12:19","src":"added","via":"Samuel","who":"The people of Israel","asks":"that Samuel pray for them, so that they would not die","ask":["1SA 12:19","Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die!"],"for":"self","topic":"mercy","outcome":"untold","note":"Samuel answers, “Do not be afraid” (12:20), and says he will not stop praying for them (12:23).","why":"The text does not tell of an answer from God.","book":"1SA","c":12,"v":19,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-12-19"},{"id":"1SA 14:37","src":"prayer:1SA 14:37","who":"Saul","asks":"whether to go after the Philistines","ask":["1SA 14:37","Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"refused","link":"said","result":["1SA 14:37","But God did not answer him that day."],"tie":["1SA 14:37","God did not answer him that day","answer"],"why":"The text says God did not answer him.","book":"1SA","c":14,"v":37,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-14-37"},{"id":"1SA 14:41","src":"prayer:1SA 14:41","who":"Saul","asks":"that the lot show where the fault lay","ask":["1SA 14:41","If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim."],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["1SA 14:41","And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge."],"why":"The lot falls as he asks; the text does not say God answered.","book":"1SA","c":14,"v":41,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-14-41"},{"id":"1SA 23:2","src":"prayer:1SA 23:2","who":"David","asks":"whether to attack the Philistines at Keilah","ask":["1SA 23:2","Should I go and attack these Philistines?"],"for":"both","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["1SA 23:2","Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."],"tie":["1SA 23:2","And the LORD said to David","reply"],"why":"The LORD answers.","book":"1SA","c":23,"v":2,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-23-2"},{"id":"1SA 23:4","src":"mention:1SA 23:4","who":"David","asks":"again whether to go to Keilah, as his men were afraid","ask":["1SA 23:4","Once again, David inquired of the LORD"],"for":"both","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1SA 23:5","So David saved the people of Keilah."],"tie":["1SA 23:4","and the LORD answered him","answer"],"why":"The LORD answers, and David saves Keilah.","book":"1SA","c":23,"v":4,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-23-4"},{"id":"1SA 23:11","src":"prayer:1SA 23:10","who":"David","asks":"whether Saul would come and the people of Keilah hand him over","ask":["1SA 23:11","Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? 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Will I overtake them?"],"for":"both","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1SA 30:18","So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken"],"tie":["1SA 30:8","“Pursue them,” the LORD replied","reply"],"why":"The LORD answers and says he will rescue the captives, and he does.","book":"1SA","c":30,"v":8,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1sa-30-8"},{"id":"2SA 2:1","src":"prayer:2SA 2:1","who":"David","asks":"whether, and where, to go up into Judah","ask":["2SA 2:1","Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["2SA 2:1","To Hebron"],"tie":["2SA 2:1","“Go up,” the LORD answered","answer"],"note":"At Hebron the men of Judah anoint him king (2:4).","why":"The LORD answers.","book":"2SA","c":2,"v":1,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2sa-2-1"},{"id":"2SA 5:19","src":"prayer:2SA 5:19","also":["1CH 14:10"],"who":"David","asks":"whether to go up against the Philistines","ask":["2SA 5:19","Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?"],"for":"both","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2SA 5:20","So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines"],"tie":["2SA 5:19","“Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”","reply"],"why":"The LORD answers, and David wins at Baal-perazim.","book":"2SA","c":5,"v":19,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2sa-5-19"},{"id":"2SA 5:23","src":"mention:2SA 5:23","also":["1CH 14:14"],"who":"David","asks":"how to meet the Philistines when they came again","ask":["2SA 5:23","So David inquired of the LORD"],"for":"both","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2SA 5:25","he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer"],"tie":["2SA 5:23","So David inquired of the LORD, who answered","answer"],"why":"The LORD answers with a plan of attack.","book":"2SA","c":5,"v":23,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2sa-5-23"},{"id":"2SA 7:25","src":"prayer:2SA 7:18","also":["1CH 17:16"],"who":"David","asks":"that God keep His promise to establish David's house forever","ask":["2SA 7:25","confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. 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Rizpah keeps watch over the bodies “From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down” (21:10).","why":"God tells David the reason, and the text later says God answered their prayers for the land.","book":"2SA","c":21,"v":1,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2sa-21-1"},{"id":"2SA 24:10","src":"prayer:2SA 24:10","also":["1CH 21:8"],"who":"David","asks":"that God take away his guilt for numbering the troops","ask":["2SA 24:10","I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant"],"for":"self","topic":"mercy","outcome":"untold","note":"The next morning the prophet Gad brings him a choice of three punishments (24:11–13).","why":"The text does not say whether the iniquity was taken away; the punishment that follows is told.","book":"2SA","c":24,"v":10,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2sa-24-10"},{"id":"2SA 24:17","src":"prayer:2SA 24:17","also":["1CH 21:17","1CH 21:26"],"who":"David","asks":"that the plague fall on him and his family rather than the people","ask":["2SA 24:17","Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house."],"for":"others","topic":"plague","outcome":"another","link":"said","result":["2SA 24:25","the plague upon Israel was halted"],"tie":["2SA 24:25","Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land","answer"],"note":"The text has already said that the LORD relented and told the angel, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” (24:16). David builds an altar at the prophet Gad's word; Chronicles adds that God answered him “with fire from heaven” (1 Chronicles 21:26).","why":"The hand does not fall on David; the plague stops after he builds the altar, and the text says the LORD answered the prayers for the land.","book":"2SA","c":24,"v":17,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2sa-24-17"},{"id":"1KI 3:9","src":"prayer:1KI 3:6","also":["2CH 1:8"],"who":"Solomon","asks":"an understanding heart to judge the people","ask":["1KI 3:9","give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil"],"for":"both","topic":"understanding","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1KI 4:29","God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure"],"tie":["1KI 3:12","behold, I will do what you have asked","answer"],"note":"God adds what he did not ask for, “both riches and honor” (3:13). He asks in a dream at Gibeon (3:5, 15).","why":"God says He will do what Solomon asked.","book":"1KI","c":3,"v":9,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-3-9"},{"id":"1KI 8:30","src":"prayer:1KI 8:23","also":["2CH 6:14"],"who":"Solomon","asks":"that God hear the prayers made toward the new temple, and forgive","ask":["1KI 8:30","Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive."],"for":"both","topic":"blessing","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1KI 9:3","I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever"],"tie":["1KI 9:3","I have heard your prayer and petition before Me","answer"],"note":"In Chronicles, when he finishes praying “fire came down from heaven” and the glory of the LORD fills the temple (2 Chronicles 7:1). In 1 Kings, God's words come when Solomon has finished the temple and his palace (9:1–2).","why":"God appears to Solomon and says He has heard his prayer.","book":"1KI","c":8,"v":30,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-8-30"},{"id":"1KI 13:6","src":"mention:1KI 13:6","who":"A man of God from Judah","asks":"that King Jeroboam's withered hand be restored","ask":["1KI 13:6","So the man of God interceded with the LORD"],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["1KI 13:6","the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before"],"note":"The king had asked him, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” (13:6).","why":"The hand is restored when he intercedes; the text does not speak of an answer.","book":"1KI","c":13,"v":6,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-13-6"},{"id":"1KI 14:3","src":"added","via":"Ahijah","who":"Jeroboam, through his wife","asks":"what would become of their sick son","ask":["1KI 14:3","He will tell you what will become of the boy."],"for":"others","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["1KI 14:12","When your feet enter the city, the child will die."],"tie":["1KI 14:5","But the LORD had said to Ahijah","reply"],"note":"“As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.” (14:17).","why":"The LORD tells Ahijah what to say, and he tells her.","book":"1KI","c":14,"v":3,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-14-3"},{"id":"1KI 17:21","src":"prayer:1KI 17:20","who":"Elijah","asks":"that the widow's son live again","ask":["1KI 17:21","O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!"],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1KI 17:22","the child’s life returned to him, and he lived"],"tie":["1KI 17:22","the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah","answer"],"why":"The text says the LORD listened to Elijah.","book":"1KI","c":17,"v":21,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-17-21"},{"id":"1KI 18:37","src":"prayer:1KI 18:36","who":"Elijah","asks":"that God answer on Mount Carmel, so the people would know He is God","ask":["1KI 18:37","Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God"],"for":"others","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1KI 18:38","Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice"],"tie":["1KI 18:24","The God who answers by fire, He is God.","answer"],"note":"The people fall facedown: “The LORD, He is God!” (18:39).","why":"The terms of the contest make the fire the answer: “The God who answers by fire, He is God.” (18:24).","book":"1KI","c":18,"v":37,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-18-37"},{"id":"1KI 19:4","src":"prayer:1KI 19:4","who":"Elijah","asks":"to die","ask":["1KI 19:4","Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers."],"for":"self","topic":"death","outcome":"refused","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["1KI 19:5","Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”"],"note":"Strengthened by the food, he walks forty days and forty nights to Horeb (19:8).","why":"He is not taken; an angel wakes him and feeds him. 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The kings go to battle anyway, and the king of Israel dies that evening (22:35).","why":"Micaiah gives the word of the LORD: defeat.","book":"1KI","c":22,"v":5,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ki-22-5"},{"id":"2KI 3:11","src":"added","via":"Elisha","who":"Jehoshaphat","asks":"a word from the LORD for three armies without water","ask":["2KI 3:11","Let us inquire of the LORD through him."],"for":"both","topic":"provision","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2KI 3:20","water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land"],"tie":["2KI 3:17","the valley will be filled with water","reply"],"wait":{"label":"the next morning","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["2KI 3:20","The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice"]]},"why":"Elisha gives the LORD's word that the valley will fill with water, and it does the next morning.","book":"2KI","c":3,"v":11,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-3-11"},{"id":"2KI 4:33","src":"mention:2KI 4:33","implied":true,"who":"Elisha","asks":"that the Shunammite woman's son live","ask":["2KI 4:33","he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD"],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["2KI 4:35","the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes"],"why":"The boy revives; the text does not speak of an answer.","book":"2KI","c":4,"v":33,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-4-33"},{"id":"2KI 6:17","src":"prayer:2KI 6:17","who":"Elisha","asks":"that his servant's eyes be opened","ask":["2KI 6:17","O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see."],"for":"others","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["2KI 6:17","the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire"],"why":"The text says the LORD opened his eyes, in the words of the prayer, without calling it an answer.","book":"2KI","c":6,"v":17,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-6-17"},{"id":"2KI 6:18","src":"prayer:2KI 6:17","who":"Elisha","asks":"that the Aramean soldiers be struck with blindness","ask":["2KI 6:18","Please strike these people with blindness."],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2KI 6:18","So He struck them with blindness"],"tie":["2KI 6:18","according to the word of Elisha","answer"],"why":"The text says God struck them “according to the word of Elisha” (6:18).","book":"2KI","c":6,"v":18,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-6-18"},{"id":"2KI 6:20","src":"prayer:2KI 6:17","who":"Elisha","asks":"that the soldiers' eyes be opened again","ask":["2KI 6:20","O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see."],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["2KI 6:20","Then the LORD opened their eyes"],"why":"As in 6:17, the text tells that the LORD did it, in the words of the prayer.","book":"2KI","c":6,"v":20,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-6-20"},{"id":"2KI 8:8","src":"added","via":"Elisha","who":"Ben-hadad king of Aram","asks":"whether he would recover from his illness","ask":["2KI 8:8","inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["2KI 8:10","Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die."],"tie":["2KI 8:10","But the LORD has shown me","reply"],"note":"Hazael tells the king only that he will recover (8:14). The next day Hazael smothers him and reigns in his place (8:15).","why":"Elisha gives the answer the LORD has shown him.","book":"2KI","c":8,"v":8,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-8-8"},{"id":"2KI 13:4","src":"mention:2KI 13:4","who":"Jehoahaz king of Israel","asks":"relief from the oppression of Aram","ask":["2KI 13:4","Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD"],"for":"both","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2KI 13:5","So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans."],"tie":["2KI 13:4","the LORD listened to him","answer"],"why":"The text says the LORD listened to him.","book":"2KI","c":13,"v":4,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-13-4"},{"id":"2KI 19:4","src":"added","via":"Isaiah","who":"Hezekiah","asks":"that Isaiah pray for the remnant, under the Assyrian threat","ask":["2KI 19:4","Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives."],"for":"both","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2KI 19:36","So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew."],"tie":["2KI 19:6","who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says","reply"],"note":"Isaiah answers with the LORD's word: “I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land” (19:7).","why":"The LORD's answer through Isaiah promises the king's withdrawal, and the text tells it.","book":"2KI","c":19,"v":4,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-19-4"},{"id":"2KI 19:19","src":"prayer:2KI 19:15","also":["ISA 37:16"],"who":"Hezekiah","asks":"to be saved from Sennacherib king of Assyria","ask":["2KI 19:19","please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God"],"for":"both","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2KI 19:35","that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians"],"tie":["2KI 19:20","I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria","answer"],"note":"The camp is struck “that very night” after Isaiah sends the LORD's answer (19:35); the text does not say how soon after the prayer that was. Chronicles says Hezekiah and Isaiah cried out to heaven together (2 Chronicles 32:20).","why":"God's answer through Isaiah says He has heard the prayer.","book":"2KI","c":19,"v":19,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-19-19"},{"id":"2KI 20:3","src":"prayer:2KI 20:3","also":["ISA 38:3"],"who":"Hezekiah","asks":"to live, when told he would die","ask":["2KI 20:3","Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion"],"for":"self","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2KI 20:7","Hezekiah recovered"],"tie":["2KI 20:5","I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you.","answer"],"wait":{"label":"before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard","scale":"moment","d":0.01,"math":"The answer comes “Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard” (20:4), and promises that he will go up to the house of the LORD “On the third day from now” (20:5).","facts":[["2KI 20:4","Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard"],["2KI 20:5","On the third day from now"]]},"span":{"label":"fifteen more years","math":"Hezekiah reigns twenty-nine years (18:2), and the Assyrian attack of the time of his illness comes in his fourteenth year (18:13; 20:6), which leaves fifteen.","facts":[["2KI 20:6","I will add fifteen years to your life"],["2KI 18:2","he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years"],["2KI 18:13","In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign"]]},"note":"He is told he will die (20:1); God adds fifteen years to his life (20:6).","why":"God's answer says He has heard the prayer and will heal him.","book":"2KI","c":20,"v":3,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-20-3"},{"id":"2KI 20:11","src":"mention:2KI 20:11","who":"Isaiah","asks":"that the shadow go back ten steps, as a sign for Hezekiah","ask":["2KI 20:11","Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD"],"for":"others","topic":"sign","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["2KI 20:11","He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz"],"note":"Hezekiah had chosen the sign: that the shadow go back rather than forward (20:9–10).","why":"The text says the LORD brought the shadow back, without calling it an answer.","book":"2KI","c":20,"v":11,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-20-11"},{"id":"2KI 22:13","src":"added","also":["2CH 34:21"],"via":"Huldah","who":"Josiah","asks":"what the LORD would say about the words of the book that had been found","ask":["2KI 22:13","Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found."],"for":"both","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["2KI 22:20","Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place."],"tie":["2KI 22:19","I have heard you","answer"],"note":"The calamity will still come, but not in his lifetime (22:16–20).","why":"The LORD's answer through Huldah says He has heard Josiah.","book":"2KI","c":22,"v":13,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ki-22-13"},{"id":"1CH 4:10","src":"prayer:1CH 4:10","who":"Jabez","asks":"blessing, more land, and protection from harm","ask":["1CH 4:10","If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain."],"for":"self","topic":"blessing","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1CH 4:10","And God granted the request of Jabez."],"tie":["1CH 4:10","And God granted the request of Jabez.","answer"],"why":"The text says God granted the request.","book":"1CH","c":4,"v":10,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ch-4-10"},{"id":"1CH 5:20","src":"mention:1CH 5:20","who":"The tribes east of the Jordan","asks":"help in battle against the Hagrites","ask":["1CH 5:20","they cried out to God in battle"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["1CH 5:20","the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands"],"tie":["1CH 5:20","He answered their prayers","answer"],"why":"The text says He answered their prayers.","book":"1CH","c":5,"v":20,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-1ch-5-20"},{"id":"1CH 29:19","src":"prayer:1CH 29:10","who":"David","asks":"a whole heart for Solomon to keep God's commandments and build the temple","ask":["1CH 29:19","give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace"],"for":"others","topic":"blessing","outcome":"untold","note":"Solomon completes the temple (2 Chronicles 5:1). 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For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us."],"for":"both","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2CH 20:22","the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated"],"tie":["2CH 20:15","for the battle does not belong to you, but to God","reply"],"wait":{"label":"the next day","scale":"day","d":1,"facts":[["2CH 20:16","Tomorrow you are to march down against them"],["2CH 20:20","Early in the morning"]]},"why":"The LORD answers through Jahaziel, and the text tells the victory the next day.","book":"2CH","c":20,"v":12,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ch-20-12"},{"id":"2CH 30:18","src":"prayer:2CH 30:18","who":"Hezekiah","asks":"atonement for those who had eaten the Passover unclean","ask":["2CH 30:18","May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone"],"for":"others","topic":"mercy","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2CH 30:20","healed the people"],"tie":["2CH 30:20","And the LORD heard Hezekiah","answer"],"why":"The text says the LORD heard Hezekiah.","book":"2CH","c":30,"v":18,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ch-30-18"},{"id":"2CH 33:12","src":"mention:2CH 33:12","who":"Manasseh","asks":"mercy, as a captive in Babylon","ask":["2CH 33:12","in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself"],"for":"self","topic":"mercy","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["2CH 33:13","So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom."],"tie":["2CH 33:13","the LORD received his plea and heard his petition","answer"],"why":"The text says the LORD received his plea and heard his petition.","book":"2CH","c":33,"v":12,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-2ch-33-12"},{"id":"EZR 8:21","src":"added","who":"Ezra and the returning exiles","asks":"a safe journey to Jerusalem","ask":["EZR 8:21","ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions"],"for":"self","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["EZR 8:32","So we arrived at Jerusalem"],"tie":["EZR 8:23","He granted our request","answer"],"wait":{"label":"about three and a half months","scale":"months","d":108,"math":"They set out from the Ahava Canal on the twelfth day of the first month (8:31) and arrive in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month (7:9).","facts":[["EZR 8:31","On the twelfth day of the first month"],["EZR 7:9","arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month"]]},"note":"Ezra was “ashamed to ask the king for an escort” (8:22).","why":"Ezra says God granted their request.","book":"EZR","c":8,"v":21,"nt":false,"anchor":"r-ezr-8-21"},{"id":"NEH 1:11","src":"prayer:NEH 1:5","also":["NEH 2:4"],"who":"Nehemiah","asks":"success, and mercy from the king","ask":["NEH 1:11","Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man."],"for":"self","topic":"strength","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["NEH 2:8","because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests"],"wait":{"label":"about four months","scale":"months","d":120,"math":"He hears the news and begins to pray in the month of Chislev (1:1–4) and speaks to the king in the month of Nisan (2:1), four months later. 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How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin."],"for":"self","topic":"understanding","outcome":"another","link":"said","result":["JOB 38:1","Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind"],"tie":["JOB 38:1","Then the LORD answered Job","answer"],"note":"God speaks to him of His works in creation (chapters 38 to 41). 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Yet not as I will, but as You will."],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"own","result":["MAT 26:42","My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done."],"why":"He asks and yields to the Father's will in the same prayer, so it is shown in its own terms rather than as given or not.","book":"MAT","c":26,"v":39,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-mat-26-39"},{"id":"LUK 1:13","src":"added","implied":true,"who":"Zechariah","asks":"not said","ask":["LUK 1:13","your prayer has been heard"],"for":"self","topic":"child","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["LUK 1:57","When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son."],"tie":["LUK 1:13","your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son","answer"],"note":"They were “both well along in years” (1:7). Elizabeth conceives after his days of service in the temple are complete (1:23–24).","why":"The angel says his prayer has been heard and promises a son; the prayer itself is not given.","book":"LUK","c":1,"v":13,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-luk-1-13"},{"id":"LUK 22:32","src":"added","who":"Jesus","asks":"that Simon Peter's faith not fail","ask":["LUK 22:32","But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail."],"for":"others","topic":"strength","outcome":"untold","note":"He adds, “And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” (22:32). That night Peter denies him three times, then goes outside and weeps bitterly (22:54–62). After the resurrection the Lord appears to Simon (24:34), and in Acts Peter stands up among the believers (Acts 1:15).","why":"The text does not say whether his faith failed; what follows that night is noted.","book":"LUK","c":22,"v":32,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-luk-22-32"},{"id":"LUK 23:34","src":"prayer:LUK 23:34","who":"Jesus","asks":"forgiveness for those crucifying him","ask":["LUK 23:34","Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."],"for":"others","topic":"mercy","outcome":"untold","note":"Some early manuscripts do not have this prayer.","why":"The text does not tell what came of this prayer.","book":"LUK","c":23,"v":34,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-luk-23-34"},{"id":"JHN 11:41","src":"prayer:JHN 11:41","implied":true,"who":"Jesus","asks":"not said","ask":["JHN 11:41","Father, I thank You that You have heard Me."],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["JHN 11:44","The man who had been dead came out"],"tie":["JHN 11:41","You have heard Me","answer"],"note":"Lazarus had been dead four days (11:39).","why":"Jesus thanks the Father for hearing him, and Lazarus comes out of the tomb; the request itself is not given.","book":"JHN","c":11,"v":41,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-jhn-11-41"},{"id":"JHN 12:28","src":"prayer:JHN 12:27","who":"Jesus","asks":"that the Father glorify His name","ask":["JHN 12:28","Father, glorify Your name!"],"for":"both","topic":"other","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["JHN 12:28","I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."],"tie":["JHN 12:28","Then a voice came from heaven","reply"],"why":"A voice from heaven answers at once.","book":"JHN","c":12,"v":28,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-jhn-12-28"},{"id":"JHN 17:1","src":"prayer:JHN 17:1","who":"Jesus","asks":"that the Father glorify the Son, and keep and unite those who believe","ask":["JHN 17:1","Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You."],"for":"both","topic":"other","outcome":"untold","note":"He also asks the Father to protect his disciples (17:11, 15) and that all who believe “may be one” (17:21).","why":"The text does not tell what came of this prayer; the arrest follows (18:1–12).","book":"JHN","c":17,"v":1,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-jhn-17-1"},{"id":"ACT 1:24","src":"prayer:ACT 1:24","who":"The believers","asks":"to be shown which of two men God had chosen","ask":["ACT 1:24","Show us which of these two You have chosen"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["ACT 1:26","Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias."],"why":"The lot falls to Matthias; the text does not say God answered.","book":"ACT","c":1,"v":24,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-1-24"},{"id":"ACT 4:29","src":"prayer:ACT 4:25","who":"The church in Jerusalem","asks":"boldness to speak, with healing and signs","ask":["ACT 4:29-30","enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness, as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders"],"for":"self","topic":"strength","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["ACT 4:31","their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly"],"wait":{"label":"as soon as they had prayed","scale":"moment","d":0.01,"facts":[["ACT 4:31","After they had prayed"]]},"why":"The place is shaken and they speak boldly; the text does not call it an answer.","book":"ACT","c":4,"v":29,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-4-29"},{"id":"ACT 7:59","src":"prayer:ACT 7:59","who":"Stephen","asks":"that the Lord Jesus receive his spirit","ask":["ACT 7:59","Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"untold","note":"He dies: “he fell asleep” (7:60).","why":"The text does not tell what came of this prayer.","book":"ACT","c":7,"v":59,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-7-59"},{"id":"ACT 7:60","src":"prayer:ACT 7:59","who":"Stephen","asks":"that the Lord not hold this sin against those stoning him","ask":["ACT 7:60","Lord, do not hold this sin against them."],"for":"others","topic":"mercy","outcome":"untold","note":"Saul, who approved of his death (8:1), later becomes a follower of Jesus (9:1–19); the text does not connect the two.","why":"The text does not tell what came of this prayer.","book":"ACT","c":7,"v":60,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-7-60"},{"id":"ACT 8:15","src":"mention:ACT 8:15","who":"Peter and John","asks":"that the believers in Samaria receive the Holy Spirit","ask":["ACT 8:15","they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit"],"for":"others","topic":"blessing","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["ACT 8:17","Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit."],"why":"They receive the Holy Spirit when the apostles lay hands on them; the text does not call it an answer.","book":"ACT","c":8,"v":15,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-8-15"},{"id":"ACT 8:24","src":"added","via":"Peter","who":"Simon the sorcerer","asks":"that nothing Peter had said would happen to him","ask":["ACT 8:24","Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."],"for":"self","topic":"mercy","outcome":"untold","why":"The text does not tell whether Peter prayed, or what came of it.","book":"ACT","c":8,"v":24,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-8-24"},{"id":"ACT 9:5","src":"prayer:ACT 9:5","also":["ACT 22:8","ACT 26:15"],"who":"Saul (Paul)","asks":"who was speaking to him","ask":["ACT 9:5","Who are You, Lord?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["ACT 9:5","I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting"],"tie":["ACT 9:5","He replied","reply"],"note":"Paul tells it again in Acts 22:8 and 26:15.","why":"The voice answers him.","book":"ACT","c":9,"v":5,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-9-5"},{"id":"ACT 9:40","src":"mention:ACT 9:40","implied":true,"who":"Peter","asks":"that Tabitha live","ask":["ACT 9:40","He knelt down and prayed"],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["ACT 9:40","She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up."],"why":"Tabitha lives; the text does not speak of an answer.","book":"ACT","c":9,"v":40,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-9-40"},{"id":"ACT 12:5","src":"mention:ACT 12:5","who":"The church in Jerusalem","asks":"for Peter in prison","ask":["ACT 12:5","the church was fervently praying to God for him"],"for":"others","topic":"rescue","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":true,"result":["ACT 12:11","the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp"],"wait":{"label":"before Herod could bring him out","scale":"days","d":7,"math":"He is seized during the Feast of Unleavened Bread (12:3) and freed on the night before Herod was to bring him to trial (12:6); the church is still praying when he arrives (12:12).","facts":[["ACT 12:3","during the Feast of Unleavened Bread"],["ACT 12:6","On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial"],["ACT 12:12","were praying"]]},"why":"Peter says the Lord sent His angel to rescue him; the text does not call it an answer to the church's prayer.","book":"ACT","c":12,"v":5,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-12-5"},{"id":"ACT 22:10","src":"prayer:ACT 22:8","who":"Paul, as he tells it","asks":"what he should do","ask":["ACT 22:10","What should I do, Lord?"],"for":"self","topic":"guidance","outcome":"granted","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["ACT 22:10","Get up and go into Damascus"],"tie":["ACT 22:10","He told me","reply"],"why":"The Lord answers him.","book":"ACT","c":22,"v":10,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-22-10"},{"id":"ACT 28:8","src":"mention:ACT 28:8","implied":true,"who":"Paul","asks":"healing for the father of Publius","ask":["ACT 28:8","after praying and placing his hands on him"],"for":"others","topic":"healing","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["ACT 28:8","he healed the man"],"why":"The man is healed; the text does not speak of an answer.","book":"ACT","c":28,"v":8,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-act-28-8"},{"id":"1CO 16:22","src":"prayer:1CO 16:22","who":"Paul","asks":"that the Lord come","ask":["1CO 16:22","Come, O Lord!"],"for":"both","topic":"coming","outcome":"untold","why":"The text does not tell what came of this prayer.","book":"1CO","c":16,"v":22,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-1co-16-22"},{"id":"2CO 12:8","src":"mention:2CO 12:8","who":"Paul","asks":"that his thorn in the flesh be taken away","ask":["2CO 12:8","Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me."],"for":"self","topic":"other","outcome":"another","link":"said","reply":true,"result":["2CO 12:9","My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness."],"tie":["2CO 12:9","But He said to me","reply"],"note":"Paul does not say what the thorn was; he calls it “a messenger of Satan, to torment me” (12:7).","why":"The thorn is not said to be removed; the Lord answers that His grace is sufficient.","book":"2CO","c":12,"v":8,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-2co-12-8"},{"id":"JAS 5:17","src":"mention:JAS 5:17","who":"Elijah, as James tells it","asks":"that it not rain","ask":["JAS 5:17","He prayed earnestly that it would not rain"],"for":"others","topic":"judgment","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["JAS 5:17","it did not rain on the land for three and a half years"],"span":{"label":"three and a half years","facts":[["JAS 5:17","three and a half years"]]},"note":"1 Kings tells the drought without saying that Elijah prayed for it (1 Kings 17:1).","why":"James gives Elijah's prayers as his example of the power of prayer (5:16), but says only that he prayed, and the rain was held back, then fell.","book":"JAS","c":5,"v":17,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-jas-5-17"},{"id":"JAS 5:18","src":"mention:JAS 5:18","who":"Elijah, as James tells it","asks":"rain","ask":["JAS 5:18","Again he prayed"],"for":"others","topic":"provision","outcome":"granted","link":"follows","byGod":false,"result":["JAS 5:18","the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops"],"wait":{"label":"after his servant looked toward the sea seven times","scale":"day","d":1,"math":"In 1 Kings, Elijah bows down on Mount Carmel while his servant looks toward the sea seven times; then heavy rain begins (1 Kings 18:42–45).","facts":[["1KI 18:43","Seven times Elijah said"],["1KI 18:45","a heavy rain began to fall"]]},"why":"James gives Elijah's prayers as his example of the power of prayer (5:16), but says only that he prayed, and the rain was held back, then fell.","book":"JAS","c":5,"v":18,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-jas-5-18"},{"id":"REV 6:10","src":"prayer:REV 6:10","who":"The souls of the martyrs","asks":"that God judge and avenge their blood","ask":["REV 6:10","How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?"],"for":"self","topic":"judgment","outcome":"granted","link":"said","result":["REV 19:2","He has avenged the blood of His servants"],"tie":["REV 6:11","Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer","reply"],"note":"They are told to rest “until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed” (6:11). The words of 19:2 are those of a great multitude in heaven.","why":"They are told to wait (6:11); later the same book says, “He has avenged the blood of His servants” (19:2).","book":"REV","c":6,"v":10,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-rev-6-10"},{"id":"REV 22:20","src":"prayer:REV 22:20","who":"John","asks":"that the Lord Jesus come","ask":["REV 22:20","Come, Lord Jesus!"],"for":"both","topic":"coming","outcome":"untold","note":"It answers the words just before it: “Yes, I am coming soon.” (22:20).","why":"The Bible ends before the coming it asks for.","book":"REV","c":22,"v":20,"nt":true,"anchor":"r-rev-22-20"}],"setAside":[{"ref":"GEN 3:10","kind":"prayer","who":"Adam","to":"GEN 3:12","reason":"Adam answers God's questions; he asks for nothing."},{"ref":"GEN 4:14","kind":"prayer","who":"Cain","to":"GEN 4:14","reason":"Cain complains that his punishment is greater than he can bear, but asks for nothing. God answers with a mark to protect him (4:15)."},{"ref":"GEN 12:8","kind":"mention","who":"Abraham","to":"GEN 12:8","reason":"He calls on the name of the LORD, in worship; nothing asked is given."},{"ref":"GEN 13:4","kind":"mention","who":"Abraham","to":"GEN 13:4","reason":"He calls on the name of the LORD, in worship; nothing asked is given."},{"ref":"GEN 21:33","kind":"mention","who":"Abraham","to":"GEN 21:33","reason":"He calls on the name of the LORD, in worship; nothing asked is given."},{"ref":"GEN 26:25","kind":"mention","who":"Isaac","to":"GEN 26:25","reason":"He calls on the name of the LORD, in worship; nothing asked is given."},{"ref":"GEN 49:18","kind":"prayer","who":"Jacob","to":"GEN 49:18","reason":"A word of hope in Jacob's blessing of his sons, not a request."},{"ref":"EXO 5:22","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses","to":"EXO 5:23","reason":"A complaint that asks why, without a request. God answers, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh” (6:1)."},{"ref":"EXO 6:12","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses","to":"EXO 6:12","reason":"An objection, not a request."},{"ref":"EXO 6:30","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses","to":"EXO 6:30","reason":"An objection, not a request."},{"ref":"EXO 15:6","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses and the Israelites","to":"EXO 15:18","reason":"The song at the sea; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"EXO 19:23","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses","to":"EXO 19:23","reason":"Moses reminds God of His own warning; he asks for nothing."},{"ref":"NUM 10:35","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses","to":"NUM 10:36","reason":"Words Moses said each time the ark set out and came to rest, not a request made on one occasion."},{"ref":"DEU 21:8","kind":"prayer","who":"The elders of a town","to":"DEU 21:8","reason":"Words given for others to say, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"DEU 26:10","kind":"prayer","who":"Every Israelite","to":"DEU 26:10","reason":"Words given for others to say, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"DEU 26:13","kind":"prayer","who":"Every Israelite","to":"DEU 26:15","reason":"Words given for others to say, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"DEU 33:3","kind":"prayer","who":"Moses","to":"DEU 33:11","reason":"Blessings on the tribes of Israel before Moses dies, not requests made for an occasion."},{"ref":"JOS 7:7","kind":"prayer","who":"Joshua","to":"JOS 7:9","reason":"A complaint after the defeat at Ai. It asks why, and what God will do for His great name, but asks for nothing in particular. God answers that Israel has sinned (7:10–11)."},{"ref":"JDG 5:4","kind":"prayer","who":"Deborah and Barak","to":"JDG 5:31","reason":"The song of Deborah. Its closing wish, that God's enemies perish, is not a request for an occasion."},{"ref":"JDG 21:3","kind":"prayer","who":"The Israelites","to":"JDG 21:3","reason":"A lament over the tribe of Benjamin, without a request."},{"ref":"1SA 2:1","kind":"prayer","who":"Hannah","to":"1SA 2:10","reason":"Hannah's song after she gives Samuel to the LORD; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"1SA 3:10","kind":"prayer","who":"Samuel","to":"1SA 3:10","reason":"An answer to God's call, not a request."},{"ref":"1SA 15:11","kind":"mention","who":"Samuel","to":"1SA 15:11","reason":"Samuel cries out to the LORD all night about Saul; what he asks is not said."},{"ref":"1SA 16:2","kind":"prayer","who":"Samuel","to":"1SA 16:2","reason":"An objection, not a request: he fears that Saul will kill him. God answers with instructions (16:2–3)."},{"ref":"2SA 22:3","kind":"prayer","who":"David","to":"2SA 22:51","reason":"David's song of thanks for his deliverance. Its “From His temple He heard my voice” (22:7) is the same line as Psalm 18:6, which is counted with the Psalms."},{"ref":"2SA 23:17","kind":"prayer","who":"David","to":"2SA 23:17","reason":"David refuses to drink the water his men risked their lives to bring; he asks for nothing."},{"ref":"1KI 8:13","kind":"prayer","who":"Solomon","to":"1KI 8:13","reason":"Words at the dedication of the temple. The requests come in Solomon's prayer, counted at 1 Kings 8:30."},{"ref":"1KI 19:10","kind":"prayer","who":"Elijah","to":"1KI 19:14","reason":"Elijah's complaint that he alone is left, without a request. God answers that He has kept seven thousand in Israel who have not bowed to Baal (19:18)."},{"ref":"1CH 11:19","kind":"prayer","who":"David","to":"1CH 11:19","reason":"David refuses to drink the water his men risked their lives to bring; he asks for nothing."},{"ref":"1CH 16:35","kind":"prayer","who":"The people of Israel","to":"1CH 16:36","reason":"Words David's psalm of thanks gives the people to say, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"2CH 6:2","kind":"prayer","who":"Solomon","to":"2CH 6:2","reason":"Words at the dedication of the temple. The requests come in Solomon's prayer, counted at 1 Kings 8:30."},{"ref":"2CH 7:3","kind":"mention","who":"The Israelites","to":"2CH 7:3","reason":"Worship and thanks at the dedication of the temple."},{"ref":"EZR 9:6","kind":"prayer","who":"Ezra","to":"EZR 9:15","reason":"A confession of the people's guilt; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"JOB 9:28","kind":"prayer","who":"Job","to":"JOB 9:31","reason":"Words to God within Job's reply to Bildad; they ask for nothing."},{"ref":"JOB 16:7","kind":"prayer","who":"Job","to":"JOB 16:8","reason":"A complaint, without a request."},{"ref":"JOB 40:4","kind":"prayer","who":"Job","to":"JOB 40:5","reason":"Job says he has nothing to add; he asks for nothing."},{"ref":"JOB 42:2","kind":"prayer","who":"Job","to":"JOB 42:6","reason":"Job's repentance; he asks for nothing."},{"ref":"PRO 30:1","kind":"prayer","who":"Agur","to":"PRO 30:1","reason":"A complaint of weariness, without a request."},{"ref":"ISA 2:6","kind":"prayer","who":"Isaiah","to":"ISA 2:6","reason":"A word to God about the people, not a request."},{"ref":"ISA 9:3","kind":"prayer","who":"Isaiah","to":"ISA 9:4","reason":"Praise; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"ISA 12:1","kind":"prayer","who":"The people, on that day","to":"ISA 12:6","reason":"A song Isaiah gives for a day to come, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"ISA 25:1","kind":"prayer","who":"Isaiah","to":"ISA 25:5","reason":"Praise; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"ISA 26:3","kind":"prayer","who":"Judah, on that day","to":"ISA 26:19","reason":"A song Isaiah gives for a day to come, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"ISA 27:8","kind":"prayer","who":"Isaiah","to":"ISA 27:8","reason":"A word to God about the people, not a request."},{"ref":"ISA 38:12","kind":"prayer","who":"Hezekiah","to":"ISA 38:20","reason":"Hezekiah's writing after his recovery. The request it recalls is counted at 2 Kings 20:3."},{"ref":"ISA 59:12","kind":"prayer","who":"Isaiah","to":"ISA 59:13","reason":"A confession, without a request."},{"ref":"ISA 63:2","kind":"prayer","who":"Isaiah","to":"ISA 63:2","reason":"A question to the warrior coming from Edom, not a request."},{"ref":"JER 1:6","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 1:6","reason":"An objection at his call. God answers, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’” (1:7)."},{"ref":"JER 3:22","kind":"prayer","who":"The people of Israel","to":"JER 3:25","reason":"Words God gives the people to say, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"JER 4:10","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 4:10","reason":"A complaint that the people have been deceived, without a request."},{"ref":"JER 5:3","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 5:3","reason":"A word to God about the people, not a request."},{"ref":"JER 10:6","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 10:7","reason":"Praise; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"JER 14:13","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 14:13","reason":"A complaint about the prophets who promise peace, without a request. God answers that they prophesy lies (14:14)."},{"ref":"JER 16:19","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 16:20","reason":"Trust, and a word about the nations; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"JER 31:7","kind":"prayer","who":"The people of Israel","to":"JER 31:7","reason":"Words God gives the people to proclaim, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"JER 32:17","kind":"prayer","who":"Jeremiah","to":"JER 32:25","reason":"Jeremiah wonders why he was told to buy a field, but asks for nothing; the word of the LORD answers him (32:26)."},{"ref":"JER 51:62","kind":"prayer","who":"Seraiah","to":"JER 51:62","reason":"Words Jeremiah gives Seraiah to say in Babylon, not a request."},{"ref":"LAM 3:23","kind":"prayer","who":"The poet of Lamentations","to":"LAM 3:24","reason":"Praise; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"LAM 3:42","kind":"prayer","who":"The poet of Lamentations","to":"LAM 3:45","reason":"A lament, without a request: “You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.” (3:44)."},{"ref":"EZK 4:14","kind":"prayer","who":"Ezekiel","to":"EZK 4:14","reason":"An objection. God lets him bake his bread over cow dung instead (4:15)."},{"ref":"EZK 20:49","kind":"prayer","who":"Ezekiel","to":"EZK 20:49","reason":"A complaint that the people say he only tells parables, without a request."},{"ref":"DAN 6:10","kind":"mention","who":"Daniel","to":"DAN 6:10","reason":"Daniel prays three times a day, as he had done before; what he asks is not said, beyond “petitioning and imploring his God” (6:11)."},{"ref":"HOS 14:3","kind":"prayer","who":"The people of Israel","to":"HOS 14:3","reason":"Words Hosea gives the people to say, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"JOL 1:19","kind":"prayer","who":"Joel","to":"JOL 1:20","reason":"A cry about the drought, without a request."},{"ref":"MAT 6:9","kind":"prayer","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 6:13","reason":"The prayer Jesus teaches his disciples, not a request made in the story."},{"ref":"MAT 11:25","kind":"prayer","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 11:26","reason":"Thanks and praise; it asks for nothing."},{"ref":"MAT 14:19","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 14:19","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MAT 14:23","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 14:23","reason":"Jesus prays, but what he asks is not said."},{"ref":"MAT 15:36","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 15:36","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MAT 26:26","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 26:26","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MAT 26:27","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 26:27","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MAT 27:46","kind":"prayer","who":"Jesus","to":"MAT 27:46","reason":"A question from the cross, not a request."},{"ref":"MRK 1:35","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 1:35","reason":"Jesus prays, but what he asks is not said."},{"ref":"MRK 6:41","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 6:41","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MRK 6:46","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 6:46","reason":"Jesus prays, but what he asks is not said."},{"ref":"MRK 8:6","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 8:6","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MRK 14:22","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 14:22","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MRK 14:23","kind":"mention","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 14:23","reason":"Thanks, or a blessing, over bread or the cup."},{"ref":"MRK 15:34","kind":"prayer","who":"Jesus","to":"MRK 15:34","reason":"A question from the cross, not a request."},{"ref":"LUK 1:10","kind":"mention","who":"The people at the temple","to":"LUK 1:10","reason":"The people pray outside at the hour of incense; 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