Parallel Verses

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.

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 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 And Jehovah brought on them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh among the thorns and bound him with chains and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he sought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed to Him, and He was entreated of him, and heard his prayer, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. And Manasseh knew that Jehovah is God.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:26

And Hezekiah was humbled for the pride of his heart, he and the people of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah.

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, So says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.

Leviticus 26:39-42

And they that are left of you shall putrefy in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies. And also they shall putrefy with them in the iniquities of their fathers.

Deuteronomy 4:30-31

When you are in trouble and when all these things have found you in the latter days, then you shall return to Jehovah your God and shall be obedient to His voice.

2 Chronicles 28:5

And Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. And they struck him and carried away a great captivity, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.

2 Chronicles 28:22

And in the time of his distress he trespassed even more against Jehovah, this King Ahaz.

2 Chronicles 33:18-19

And the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel;

2 Chronicles 33:23

And he did not bow before Jehovah, like the humbling of his father Manasseh. For Amon himself multiplied guilt.

Psalm 50:15

and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim mourning to himself, saying, You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not broken in; turn me, and I shall be turned. For You are Jehovah my God.

Hosea 5:15

I will go; I will return to My place until they confess their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will seek Me diligently.

Micah 6:9

Jehovah's voice cries to the city, and in sound wisdom one will see Your name. Hear the rod and Him who has appointed it.

Luke 15:16-18

And he was longing to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, and no one gave to him.

Luke 18:14-15

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

Acts 9:11

And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

James 4:10

Be humbled before the Lord, and He will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:5-6

Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to one another. Put on humility. For God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble.

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