'Prayed' in the Bible

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.

He prayed, "O Lord, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. Be faithful to my master Abraham.

When I came to the spring today, I prayed, 'O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, may events unfold as follows:

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, you said to me, 'Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.'

So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord,

Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord,

When the people cried to Moses, he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died out.

Then the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord that he would take away the snakes from us." So Moses prayed for the people.

The Lord was also angry enough at Aaron to kill him, but at that time I prayed for him too.

I prayed to him: O, Lord God, do not destroy your people, your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed, whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength.

Joshua prayed, "O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?

The day the Lord delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the Lord before Israel: "O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!"

Manoah prayed to the Lord, "Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God to visit us again, so he can teach us how we should raise the child who will be born."

She was very upset as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably.

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

Hannah prayed, "My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted high because of the Lord. I loudly denounce my enemies, for I am happy that you delivered me.

But this request displeased Samuel, for they said, "Give us a king to lead us." So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.

Now David had been told, "Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, "Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!"

He prayed: "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed: "O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

He went in by himself and closed the door. Then he prayed to the Lord.

Then Elisha prayed, "O Lord, open his eyes so he can see." The Lord opened the servant's eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

As they approached him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, "Strike these people with blindness." The Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha requested.

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: "Lord God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubs! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth.

He turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, was in front of the Lord's tabernacle. Solomon and the entire assembly prayed to him there.)

and prayed: "O Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

Asa prayed to the Lord his God: "O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. O Lord our God, don't let men prevail against you!"

He prayed: "O Lord God of our ancestors, you are the God who lives in heaven and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.

The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: "May the Lord, who is good, forgive

King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. He prayed to the Lord, who answered him and gave him a sign confirming that he would be healed.

When he prayed to the Lord, the Lord responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The Lord brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and he answered us.

I prayed, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

The king responded, "What is it you are seeking?" Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night.

So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord:

Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: "This is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'Because you prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria,

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

"After I had given the copies of the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord,

I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way: "O Lord, great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish

He prayed to the Lord and said, "Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! -- because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.

Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will."

He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done."

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.

He went away again and prayed the same thing.

Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector.

but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

He went away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.

They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up." Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.