Text: 2 Chronicles 6:32-33
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 12:11
Subject: Foreigner's prayer toward the temple
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Solomon's fifth petition envisions a foreigner (nokhri) who comes "from a distant land because of Your great Name" and prays toward the temple (2 Chr 6:32-33). This petition connects to Deuteronomy 12:11's centralization principle—the place where God's Name dwells—but extends it beyond Israel. Solomon's prayer envisions the temple attracting gentile worshipers who come because of God's reputation (shem gadol), transforming the exclusively Israelite worship site of Deuteronomy 12 into a beacon for the nations. The petition asks God to hear from heaven "so that all peoples of the earth may know Your Name."