Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and 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 on them in the days of Hezekiah.

Exodus 10:3

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Leviticus 26:39-42

Those of you who are left will pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

Deuteronomy 4:30-31

When you are in oppression, and all these things have come on you, in the latter days you shall return to the LORD your God, and listen to his voice:

2 Chronicles 28:5

Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they struck him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.

2 Chronicles 28:22

In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this same king Ahaz.

2 Chronicles 33:18-19

Now 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 the LORD, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:23

He did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, 'You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.

Hosea 5:15

I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly."

Micah 6:9

The LORD's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

Luke 15:16-18

And he wanted to fill himself with the carob pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

Luke 18:14-15

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Acts 9:11

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

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

1 Peter 5:5-6

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, towards one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

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