Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When he was in distress, he entreated 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,

Holman Bible

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

International Standard Version

But when he was in trouble, he sought the face of the LORD his God, humbled himself magnificently before the God of his ancestors,

A Conservative Version

And when he was in distress, he besought LORD his God, and humbled himself 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.

Amplified

But when he was in distress, he sought the Lord 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,

Darby Translation

And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

Julia Smith Translation

And when straits were to him he besought the face of Jehovah his God, and he will humble himself greatly from before the God of his fathers.

King James 2000

And when he was in affliction, he sought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors

Modern King James verseion

And when he was in affliction, he sought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when he was in tribulation he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

NET Bible

In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

New Heart English Bible

When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

The Emphasized Bible

But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God, - and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;

Webster

And when he was in affliction, he besought 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.

Youngs 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צרר 
Tsarar 
Usage: 54

the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and humbled
כּנע 
Kana` 
Usage: 36

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

References

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Context Readings

Manasseh's Repentance

11 Therefore, the LORD brought upon them the princes of the host of the king of Assyria who took Manasseh and bound him with fetters of brass and carried him to Babylon. 12 When he was in distress, he entreated the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 and when he prayed unto him, he was heard; for he heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:26

Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

Exodus 10:3

Then Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh and said unto him, Thus hath the LORD God of the Hebrews said, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.

Leviticus 26:39-42

And those that are left of you shall pine away for their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and for the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

Deuteronomy 4:30-31

When thou art in trouble and all these things are come upon thee, if in the latter days thou shalt turn to the LORD thy God and shalt hear his voice

2 Chronicles 28:5

Therefore, the LORD his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, and they smote him and carried away a great multitude of them captives and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

2 Chronicles 28:22

Furthermore, king Ahaz in the time of his distress trespassed even more against the LORD,

2 Chronicles 33:18-19

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the acts of the kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:23

But he never humbled himself before the LORD as Manasseh, his father, humbled himself; to the contrary Amon multiplied the guilt.

Psalm 50:15

and call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast afflicted me, and I was chastised as an indomitable bullock: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

Hosea 5:15

I will go and return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their affliction they will seek me early.

Micah 6:9

The LORD's voice cries out unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and he who has established it.

Luke 15:16-18

And he longed to fill his belly with the husks that the swine ate, but no one gave them unto him.

Luke 18:14-15

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for anyone that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

Acts 9:11

And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for, behold, he prays

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

1 Peter 5:5-6

Likewise, young people, be subject to the elders in such a manner that you are all subject to one another. Be clothed with humility of will, for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

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