2 Chronicles 33:13

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11 ^aTherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, ^bbound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.

12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and ^ahumbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

13 and prayed to Him; and He ^areceived his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh ^bknew that the Lord was God.

14 After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of ^aGihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it ^benclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

15 He took away ^athe foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city.

16 He also repaired the altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and ^athank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

17 ^aNevertheless the people still sacrificed on the¹ high places, but only to the Lord their God.

Death of Manasseh

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of ^athe seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the¹ book of the kings of Israel.

19 Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built¹ high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of² Hozai.

20 ^aSo Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.

Amon’s Reign and Death

21 ^aAmon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 33:13

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American Standard Version
And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.

Amplified® Bible
He prayed to Him, and God, entreated by him, heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD listened to Manasseh's prayer and saw how sorry he was, and so he let him go back to Jerusalem and rule as king. Manasseh knew from then on that the LORD was God.

Darby English Version
and prayed to him. And he was intreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah, he was God.

Good News Bible
God accepted Manasseh's prayer and answered it by letting him go back to Jerusalem and rule again. This convinced Manasseh that the LORD was God.

King James Version
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

New American Standard Bible
When 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.

New International Version
And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

New King James Version
and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When he prayed to Him, He became moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem to his kingdom Then Manasseh acknowledged the LORD as God.

Revised Standard Version
He prayed to him, and God received his entreaty and heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manas'seh knew that the LORD was God.

Young's Literal Translation
and prayeth unto Him, and He is entreated of him, and heareth his supplication, and bringeth him back to Jerusalem, to his kingdom, and Manasseh knoweth that Jehovah -- He `is' God.

New English Translation
When he prayed to the Lord,¹ the Lord² responded to him³ and answered favorably⁴ his cry for mercy. The Lord⁵ brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

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