(repent) and then bring forth the fruit of repentance, then God would hear their prayer and they will be forgiven (1 Kings 8:47-50). To admit wrongdoing is to repent, and to turn from it is to “bring forth the fruit of repentance.” Solomon had in view a national repentance and a national forgiveness of sins. If the nation heeded these calls, they would escape temporal judgment and would be gathered to the land and receive national forgiveness and cleansing. Another example of national repentance is