King James Version
2 Chronicles 33:12 in the King James Version says “And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,” — study this verse from 2 Chronicles chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,”
2 Chronicles 33:12 · KJV
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. of the king: Heb. which were the king's fetters: or, chains
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
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.
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. Ophel: or, the tower
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And when he was in affliction”
H6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
“he besought”
H2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“his God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“himself greatly”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“his God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“of his fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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