Supplication

King Solomon worships God, gives thanks, and prays that the people would confess their sins and return to God. Now he asks God to hear their supplications. Supplication is a plea for grace, not a demand or negotiation. Solomon makes the request as a servant, approaching God based entirely on his character of grace and generosity. Solomon then runs through situation after situation—defeat, drought, famine, war, foreign enemies—asking God to hear and answer each one. He prays that God would be gracious in all of it.