2 Chronicles 33:12-13
33:12 In his pain 1 Manasseh 2 asked the Lord his God for mercy 3 and truly 4 humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 5
33:13 When he prayed to the Lord, 6 the Lord 7 responded to him 8 and answered favorably 9 his cry for mercy. The Lord 10 brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.
1 tn Or “distress.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord his God.”
4 tn Or “greatly.”
5 tn Heb “fathers.”
6 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”
9 tn Heb “heard.”
10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.