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

10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. 11Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. When he was in distress, he entreated the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13When he prayed to Him, He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. 14Now after this he built the outer wall of the city of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance of the Fish Gate; and he encircled the Ophel with it and made it very high. Then he put army commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 33:12 word by word

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

• he was in distressצָרַרtsârar · to constrainH6887
• he entreatedחָלָהchâlâh · to begH2470
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• humbledכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• himself greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• beforeמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:12

• 2 Chronicles 28:22Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the Lord.
• Leviticus 26:39So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their forefathers they will rot away with them.
• Deuteronomy 4:30When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the Lord your God and listen to His voice.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.
• Hosea 5:15I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
• Micah 6:9The voice of the Lord will call to the city-- And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?
• Luke 15:16And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.
• 2 Chronicles 33:18Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh even his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are among the records of the kings of Israel.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Acts 9:11And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,
• 2 Chronicles 28:5Wherefore, the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they defeated him and carried away from him a great number of captives and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who inflicted him with heavy casualties.
• 2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer also and how God was entreated by him, and all his sin, his unfaithfulness, and the sites on which he built high places and erected the Asherim and the carved images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the records of the Hozai.
• 2 Chronicles 32:26However, Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah.
• Exodus 10:3Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• James 4:10Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

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