2 Chronicles 33:12

Bishop's Bible

And when he was in tribulation, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled him selfe exceedingly before 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

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;

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,

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 Wherfore the Lord brought vpon them the captaynes of the hoast of the king of the Assyrians, whiche toke Manasse in holde, and bounde him with chaynes, and caried him to Babylon. ¹² And when he was in tribulation, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled him selfe exceedingly before the God of his fathers, ¹³ And made intercession to him: and God was intreated of him, and hearde his prayer, and brought him againe to Hierusalem into his kingdome: and then Manasse knewe that the Lorde was God. ¹⁴ After this he buylt a wall without the citie of Dauid on the west side of Gion, in the valley, as they came to the fishe gate, and round about Ophel, & brought it vp of a very great heyght, and put captaynes of warre in all the strong cities of Iuda. ¹⁵ And he toke away straunge gods and images out of the house of God, and all the aulters that he had buylt in the mount of the house of God and Hierusalem, and cast them out of the citie. ¹⁶ And he prepared the aulter of the Lord, and sacrifised thereon peace offeringes and thanke offeringes, and charged Iuda to serue the Lorde God of Israel. ¹⁷ Neuerthelesse, the people dyd offer stil in the high places, howbeit vnto the Lorde their God only. ¹⁸ The rest of the actes of Manasse, and his prayer vnto his God, & the wordes of the sears that spake to him in the name of the Lorde God of Israel, behold they are [written] in the sayinges of the kinges of Israel. ¹⁹ And his prayer, and howe that he was hearde, and all his sinnes, and his trespasse, and the places where he made high places and set vp groues and images before he was meekened, beholde they are written among the sayinges of the sears. ²⁰ And Manasse slept with his fathers, & they buried him in his owne house, and Amon his sonne raigned in his roome.

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."