1 Kings 8:31-33

Lexham English Bible

³¹ If a man sins against his neighbor and he pronounces an oath against him to curse him, and the curse comes before your altar in this house, ³² then you shall hear in heaven and you shall act and you shall judge your servant, to declare the wicked guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to declare the righteous innocent^[a] by rewarding him according to his righteousness. ³³ When your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because^[b] they sinned against you, and when they turn to you and confess your name and pray and beg for mercy from you in this house,