11. So Solomon finished building the Lord’S Temple and the king’s palace. Solomon did everything that he had planned to do in building a house for the Lord and for himself.
12. Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, “Solomon, I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this place for myself to be a house for sacrifices.
13. When I close the sky so that there is no rain, or command the locusts to destroy the land, or send sicknesses to my people
14. and if my people who are called by my name become humble and pray, and look for me, and turn away from their evil ways, then I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin and heal their land.
15. Now, my eyes are open, and my ears will pay attention to the prayers prayed in this place.