Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. New Living Translation But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the LORD his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. English Standard Version And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 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. King James Bible And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, New King James Version Now when he was in affliction, he implored the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, New American Standard Bible When he was in distress, he appeased the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. NASB 1995 When he was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. NASB 1977 And when he was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Legacy Standard Bible And when he was in distress, he entreated Yahweh his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Amplified Bible But when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Christian Standard Bible When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. Holman Christian Standard Bible When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. American Standard Version And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Contemporary English Version While Manasseh was held captive there, he asked the LORD God to forgive him and to help him. English Revised Version And when he was in distress, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. GOD'S WORD® Translation When he experienced this distress, he begged the LORD his God to be kind and humbled himself in front of the God of his ancestors. Good News Translation In his suffering he became humble, turned to the LORD his God, and begged him for help. International Standard Version But when he was in trouble, he sought the face of the LORD his God, humbled himself magnificently before the God of his ancestors, Majority 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. NET Bible In his pain Manasseh asked the LORD his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. New Heart English Bible When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Webster's Bible Translation And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, World English Bible When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd when he is in distress he has appeased the face of his God YHWH, and is exceedingly humbled before the God of his fathers, 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, Smith's Literal Translation And when straits were to him he besought the face of Jehovah his God, and he will humble himself greatly from before the God of his fathers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd after that he was in distress he prayed to the Lord his God: and did penance exceedingly before the God of his fathers. Catholic Public Domain Version And after this, being in great anguish, he prayed to the Lord his God. And he did penance greatly before the God of his fathers. New American Bible In his distress, he began to appease the LORD, his God. He humbled himself abjectly before the God of his ancestors, New Revised Standard Version While he was in distress he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut when he was in distress, he prayed before the LORD his God and reverenced greatly the LORD God of his fathers, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when it was grievous to him, he prayed before LORD JEHOVAH his God, and he was very afraid before LORD JEHOVAH God of his fathers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And when he was in distress, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Brenton Septuagint Translation And when he was afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled before the face of the God of his fathers; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Manasseh's Repentance and Restoration…11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. 12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. 13And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.… Cross References 2 Kings 21:13-14 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. / So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 34:27 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. 2 Kings 21:1-9 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. ... 2 Kings 21:16 Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 32:26 Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah. 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” 2 Chronicles 36:12-13 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD. / He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Jeremiah 29:12-13 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Daniel 9:3-4 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. / And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, Hosea 6:1 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Jonah 3:5-10 And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. / When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. / Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. ... Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Treasury of Scripture And when he was in affliction, he sought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And when 2 Chronicles 28:22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. Leviticus 26:39-42 And 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… Deuteronomy 4:30,31 When 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; … he besought 2 Chronicles 33:18,19 Now 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… Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Acts 9:11 And 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, the Lord 2 Chronicles 28:5 Wherefore 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. humbled 2 Chronicles 33:19,23 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers… 2 Chronicles 32:26 Notwithstanding 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. Exodus 10:3 And 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. Jump to Previous Affliction Appeased Begged Besought Crying Distress Entreated Exceedingly Face Fathers Favor Greatly Humbled Low Sought TroubleJump to Next Affliction Appeased Begged Besought Crying Distress Entreated Exceedingly Face Fathers Favor Greatly Humbled Low Sought Trouble2 Chronicles 33 1. Manasseh's wicked reign3. He sets up idolatry, and will not be admonished 11. He is carried into Babylon 12. Upon his prayer to God he is released and puts down idolatry 18. His acts 20. He dying, Amon succeeds him 21. who is slain by his servants 25. The murderers being slain, Josiah succeeds him And in his distress The Hebrew word for "distress" is "tsarah," which conveys a sense of trouble, adversity, or affliction. Historically, this refers to the period when King Manasseh was taken captive by the Assyrians, a time of great personal and national crisis. This moment of distress is pivotal, as it often serves as a catalyst for spiritual awakening and repentance. In the broader biblical narrative, distress is frequently used by God to draw His people back to Him, highlighting His sovereignty and the redemptive purpose behind trials. he sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers He besought.--Literally, stroked the face, a curious realistic phrase occurring in Exodus 32:11. The God of his fathers.--Whom he had forsaken for the gods of aliens. Some MSS., and the Syriac, Targum, and Arabic insert "Jehovah" before this phrase. Hebrew And in his distress,וּכְהָצֵ֣ר (ū·ḵə·hā·ṣêr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped [Manasseh] sought חִלָּ֕ה (ḥil·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick the favor פְּנֵ֖י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel his God אֱלֹהָ֑יו (’ĕ·lō·hāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and earnestly מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily humbled himself וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע (way·yik·kā·na‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3665: To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish before מִלִּפְנֵ֖י (mil·lip̄·nê) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of his fathers. אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father Links 2 Chronicles 33:12 NIV2 Chronicles 33:12 NLT 2 Chronicles 33:12 ESV 2 Chronicles 33:12 NASB 2 Chronicles 33:12 KJV 2 Chronicles 33:12 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 33:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 33:12 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 33:12 French Bible 2 Chronicles 33:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 33:12 When he was in distress he begged (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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