Discovery Box2 Chronicles 33:11-13 
Context33:11 So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, 1 bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon. 33:12 In his pain 2 Manasseh 3 asked the Lord his God for mercy 4 and truly 5 humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 6 33:13 When he prayed to the Lord, 7 the Lord 8 responded to him 9 and answered favorably 10 his cry for mercy. The Lord 11 brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.
1 tn Heb “and they seized him with hooks.”
2 tn Or “distress.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “appeased the face of the
5 tn Or “greatly.”
6 tn Heb “fathers.”
7 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
9 tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”
10 tn Heb “heard.”
11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
