Solomon prayed to God: “Whatever prayer, whatever request for favor there may occur on the part of any man or of all your people Israel, because they know each one the plague of his own heart, and they actually spread out their palms to this house, then may you yourself hear from the heavens, your established place of dwelling, and you must forgive and act and give to each one according to all his ways, because you know his heart (for you yourself alone well know the heart of all the sons of mankind); to the end that they may fear you all the days that they are alive upon the surface of the ground that you gave to our forefathers. ” ​ — 1 Kings 8: 38 - 40.
Saalomon palus Jumalat: „Kui siis iganes palvetatakse või anutakse, olgu ükskõik missuguse inimese või kogu su Iisraeli rahva poolt, kui nad igaüks tunnevad oma südame häda ja sirutavad oma käed selle koja poole, siis kuule sina taevast, oma asupaigast, ja anna andeks ning tee nõnda, et sa annad igaühele tema tegusid mööda, nagu sa tunned tema südant, sest sina üksi tunned kõigi inimlaste südameid, et nad kardaksid sind kõigil neil päevil, mil nad elavad maal, mille sa oled andnud meie vanemaile! ”.