2 Chronicles 33:12-13

33:12 In his pain¹ Manasseh² asked the Lord his God for mercy³ and truly⁴ humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.⁵ 33:13 When he prayed to the Lord,⁶ the Lord⁷ responded to him⁸ and answered favorably⁹ his cry for mercy. The Lord¹⁰ brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

¹tn Or “distress.”

²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord his God.”

⁴tn Or “greatly.”

⁵tn Heb “fathers.”

⁶tn Heb “him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”

⁹tn Heb “heard.”

¹⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.