Isaiah 38:2
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
BSB
ASV
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,
KJV
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
(Verse 2) And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord. And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, because he could not go to the Temple. To the wall of the Temple, next to which Solomon had built a palace. Or rather, next to Jeremiah, to his heart; who calls the heart a wall, so that with his whole mind he might pray to the Lord.
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall - The furniture of an eastern divan or chamber, either for the reception of company or for private use, consists chiefly of carpets spread on the floor in the middle; and of sofas, or couches ranged on one or more sides of the room, on a part raised somewhat above the floor. On these they repose themselves in the day, and sleep at night. It is to be observed that the corner of the room is the place of honor.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
leads to
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
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Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
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Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
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Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
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Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
