2 Chronicles 33:12

Green's Literal Translation

And when he was distressed, he sought the face of Jehovah his God, and was humbled exceedingly before the face of the God of his fathers;

Parallel Translations

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.

Hebrew Names Version
When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

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,

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.

New Century Version
As Manasseh suffered, he begged the Lord his God for help and humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

New English Translation
In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Amplified Bible
But when he was in distress, he sought 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.

World English Bible
When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he was in tribulation, he prayed to the Lorde his God, and humbled him selfe 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.

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.

Contemporary English Version
While Manasseh was held captive there, he asked the Lord God to forgive him and to help him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then, when he was in distress, he began to appease the anger of Adonai , abjectly humbling himself before the God of his ancestors.

Darby Translation
And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

Easy-to-Read Version
When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. He humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

George Lamsa Translation
But when he was in distress, he prayed before the LORD his God and reverenced greatly the LORD God of his fathers,

Good News Translation
In his suffering he became humble, turned to the Lord his God, and begged him for help.

Lexham English Bible
And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he was in trouble, he made intercession before the LORDE his God, and humbled him selfe greatly before the God of his fathers,

American Standard Version
And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Bible in Basic English
And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he was in tribulation, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled him selfe exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when he was in distress, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

King James Version (1611)
And when hee was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himselfe greatly before the God of his fathers,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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;

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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And aftir that he was angwischid, he preiede `his Lord God, and dide penaunce gretli bifor the God of hise fadris.

Update Bible Version
And when he was in distress, he implored Yahweh 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,

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 Living Translation
But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

New Life Bible
When Manasseh was in trouble, he prayed to the Lord his God, and put away his pride before the God of his fathers.

New Revised Standard
While he was in distress he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God, - and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after that he was in distress he prayed to the Lord his God: and did penance exceedingly before the God of his fathers.

Revised 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.

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,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ And Jehovah brought against them the king of Assyria's army commanders, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, and bound him with bronze fetters, and made him go to Babylon. ¹² And when he was distressed, he sought the face of Jehovah his God, and was humbled exceedingly before the face of the God of his fathers; ¹³ and prayed to Him, and He was entreated of him and heard his supplication, and returned him to Jerusalem to his kingdom; and Manasseh knew that Jehovah, He is God. ¹⁴ And after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west of Gihon, in the valley, and at the entrance of the Fish Gate. And it went around to the tower and he made it exceedingly high, and he put commanders of the army in allthe cities of defense in Judah. ¹⁵ And he removed the foreign gods, and the idol out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah and in Jerusalem, and threw them outside the city. ¹⁶ And he built the altar of Jehovah, and sacrificed on it sacrifices of peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve Jehovah, the God of Israel. ¹⁷ But the people still sacrificed in the high places, only to Jehovah their God. ¹⁸ And the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the things of the seers, who spoke to him in the name of Jehovah the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Book of the Kings of Israel; ¹⁹ and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his treachery, and the places in which he had built high places and set up the Asherahs and the graven images before he was humbled, behold, they are written in the Matters of the Seers. ²⁰ And Manasseh lay with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. And his son Amon reigned in his place.

Bible Verse Review
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And when: 2 Chronicles 28:22, Leviticus 26:39-42, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 4:31, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Hosea 5:15, Micah 6:9, Luke 15:16-18

he besought: 2 Chronicles 33:18, 2 Chronicles 33:19, Psalms 50:15, Acts 9:11

the Lord: 2 Chronicles 28:5

humbled: 2 Chronicles 33:19, 2 Chronicles 33:23, 2 Chronicles 32:26, Exodus 10:3, Luke 18:14, Luke 18:15, James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:41 - humbled Leviticus 26:43 - and they Deuteronomy 8:2 - to humble Deuteronomy 17:20 - his heart Joshua 7:19 - make 1 Kings 8:47 - Yet if they 2 Kings 13:4 - the Lord 2 Kings 22:19 - humbled 2 Chronicles 6:26 - thou dost 2 Chronicles 7:14 - humble 2 Chronicles 12:6 - humbled 2 Chronicles 12:12 - when 2 Chronicles 15:2 - if ye seek him 2 Chronicles 30:11 - humbled themselves 2 Chronicles 34:27 - humble 2 Chronicles 36:12 - humbled Ezra 8:23 - and he was entreated Job 5:8 - seek Job 8:5 - thou wouldest Job 33:26 - pray Psalms 10:17 - humble Psalms 51:17 - thou Psalms 107:13 - General Psalms 116:4 - called Ecclesiastes 3:1 - every thing Ecclesiastes 7:14 - but Isaiah 26:16 - in trouble Isaiah 57:15 - with Jeremiah 13:18 - Humble Jeremiah 36:7 - It may Jeremiah 44:10 - are not Lamentations 3:29 - putteth Lamentations 3:55 - General Ezekiel 18:21 - if the Daniel 4:36 - mine Daniel 4:37 - those that walk Micah 6:8 - walk humbly Matthew 5:3 - the poor Matthew 20:5 - and did Matthew 24:40 - the one Luke 15:18 - will arise Luke 18:13 - a sinner Luke 23:41 - we indeed John 4:10 - thou wouldest Acts 8:22 - pray Acts 9:9 - General Philippians 4:6 - in 1 Timothy 2:8 - pray James 4:6 - giveth grace James 4:7 - Submit James 5:13 - any among

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he was in affliction,.... In prison; however, in fetters; according to the Targum, the Chaldeans made an instrument of brass with holes in it, and put him in it, and fire about it, something like the brasen bull of Perillus; and the above Arabian writer k calls it a tower of brass:

he besought the Lord his God; by prayer and supplication:

and humbled himself greatly before the Lord God of his fathers; confessing his sins, expressing great sorrow and repentance for them.

k Abulph. & Suidas, ib. (Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 3. p. 67.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 33:12. And when he was in affliction — Here is a very large addition in the Chaldee: "For the Chaldeans made a brazen mule, pierced full of small holes, and put him within it, and kindled fires all around it; and when he was in this misery, he sought help of all the idols which he had made, but obtained none, for their were of no use. He therefore repented, and prayed before the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled in the sight of the Lord God of his fathers."