Prayed

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!

Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,

And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.

The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.

And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”

In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,

At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

…while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.

And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven

So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:

Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:

Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.

Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,

And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.

Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.