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Manasseh’s Repentance and Restoration

2 Chronicles 33:12

In 11 translations

BSB
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
KJV
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
WEB
When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
ASV
And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
LSV
And when he is in distress he has appeased the face of his God YHWH, and is exceedingly humbled before the God of his fathers,
YLT
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,
DBY
And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,ElohimElohim
DRC
And after that he was in distress he prayed to the Lord his God: and did penance exceedingly before the God of his fathers.
GNV
And when he was in tribulation, he prayed to the Lord his God, and humbled him selfe greatly before the God of his fathers,
JPS
And when he was in distress, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
LXXE
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;

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּכְהָצֵ֣ר ל֔וֹ חִלָּ֕ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מְאֹ֔ד מִלִּפְנֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹתָֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ὡς ἐθλίβη, ἐζήτησε τὸ πρόσωπον Θεοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐταπεινώθη σφόδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου Θεοῦ πατέρων αὐτοῦ,

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  • Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  • 2 Chronicles 32:26Then 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.
  • Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  • Luke 18:14–15I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Now people were even bringing their babies to…
  • Deuteronomy 4:30–31When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or…
  • James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
  • Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  • 1 Peter 5:5–6Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves,…
  • Acts 9:11“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:23but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
  • Luke 15:16–18He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing. Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am,…
  • 2 Chronicles 28:5So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
  • Micah 6:9The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
  • Leviticus 26:39–42Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers. But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the…
  • Jeremiah 31:18–20I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I…
  • 2 Chronicles 28:22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

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