KJV King James Version
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
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2 Chronicles 33:12
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
WEB World English Bible
When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
ASV American Standard Version
And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 33
9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, [and] to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he [was] God.
14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast [them] out of the city.
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וּכְהָצֵ֣רH6887 · tsa.rarto confineל֔וֹH9033 · ohimחִלָּ֕הH2470 · cha.lahbe weak: weakאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פְּנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהָ֑יוH430 · e.lo.himGodוַיִּכָּנַ֣עH3665 · ka.nabe humbleמְאֹ֔דH3966 · me.odmuchמִלִּפְנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֱלֹהֵ֥יH430 · e.lo.himGodאֲבֹתָֽיו׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.Psalm 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.2 Chronicles 32:26Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, [both] he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.Luke 18:14-15I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.1 Peter 5:5-6Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.Deuteronomy 4:30-31When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, [even] in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;Acts 9:11And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,Hosea 5:15I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.2 Chronicles 33:23And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.Leviticus 26:39-42And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.Jeremiah 31:18-20I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God.Luke 15:16-18And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.2 Chronicles 28:5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought [them] to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.Micah 6:9The LORD’S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this [is that] king Ahaz.2 Chronicles 33:18-19Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they [are written] in the book of the kings of Israel.
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