2 Chronicles 33:12

2 Chronicles 33:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
• New International Version (NIV)In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:12

10When the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, they wouldn’t even pay attention. 11So the Lord made the army commanders of the king of Assyria invade Judah. They took Manasseh captive, put a hook in his nose, put him in bronze shackles, and brought him to Babylon. 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. 13He prayed to the Lord, and the Lord accepted his prayer and listened to his request. The Lord brought him back to his kingdom in Jerusalem. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God. 14After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon Spring in the valley to the entrance of Fish Gate. He made the wall go around the Ophel, and he built it very high. He put army commanders in every fortified city in Judah.

2 Chronicles 33:12 word by word

וּכְהָצֵ֣ר ל֔וֹ חִלָּ֕ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מְאֹ֔ד מִלִּפְנֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when he was in afflictionצָרַרtsârar · to constrainH6887
• he besoughtחָלָהchâlâh · to begH2470
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and humbledכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• himself greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:12

• 2 Chronicles 28:22When he had this trouble, King Ahaz became more unfaithful to the Lord.
• Leviticus 26:39Those who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
• Deuteronomy 4:30When you’re in distress and all these things happen to you, then you will finally come back to the Lord your God and obey him.
• Jeremiah 31:18“I have certainly heard Ephraim mourn and say, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined. I was like a young, untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, because you are the Lord my God.
• Hosea 5:15I will go back to my place until they admit that they are guilty. Then they will search for me. In their distress they will eagerly look for me.”
• Micah 6:9The voice of the Lord calls out to the city. (The fear of your name is wisdom.) “Listen, you tribe assembled in the city.
• Luke 15:16No one in the country would give him any food, and he was so hungry that he would have eaten what the pigs were eating.
• 2 Chronicles 33:18Everything else about Manasseh—including his prayer to his God and the words that the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel—are in the records of the kings of Israel.
• Psalms 50:15Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
• Acts 9:11The Lord told him, “Get up! Go to Judas’ house on Straight Street, and ask for a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus. He’s praying.
• 2 Chronicles 28:5So the Lord his God handed him over to the king of Aram, who defeated him, captured many prisoners, and brought them to Damascus. He also handed him over to the king of Israel, who decisively defeated him.
• 2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer and how God accepted it are written in the records of Hozai. The things he did before he humbled himself are also written there. This includes all his sins and unfaithfulness and the places where he built illegal worship sites and set up idols and poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
• 2 Chronicles 32:26Hezekiah and the people living in Jerusalem humbled themselves when they realized they had become conceited. So the Lord didn’t vent his anger on them during Hezekiah’s time.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.
• Luke 18:14“I can guarantee that this tax collector went home with God’s approval, but the Pharisee didn’t. Everyone who honors himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be honored.”
• James 4:10Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12And 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."Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Manasseh's response met the requirements of Solomon's prayer during the temple's dedication (2 Chronicles 7:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God--In the solitude of exile or imprisonment, Manasseh had leisure for reflection. The calamities forced upon him a review of his past life, under a conviction that the miseries of his dethronement and captive condition were owing to his awful and unprecedented apostasy (2Ch 33:7) from the God of his fathers. He humbled himself, repented, and prayed for an opportunity of bringing forth the fruits…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 33:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Influence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Manasseh
• Repentance
• Revivals

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings