2 Chronicles 33:12

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,

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.

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,

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 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. ¹⁶ And he repaired the altar of the Lord , and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. ¹⁷ Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only. ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, 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. ²⁰ So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

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."