2 Chronicles 33:18-19

33:18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets ¹  spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded ²  in the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 33:19 The Annals of the Prophets include his prayer, give an account of how the Lord responded to it, record all his sins and unfaithful acts, and identify the sites where he built high places and erected Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself. ³ 

Psalms 50:15

50:15 Pray to me when you are in trouble! ⁴ 

I will deliver you, and you will honor me!” ⁵ 

Acts 9:11

9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ ⁶  and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

[33:18]  ¹ tn Or “seers.”

[33:18]  ² tn Heb “look, they are.”

[33:19]  ³ tn Heb “and his prayer and being entreated by him, and all his sin and his unfaithfulness and the places where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself – behold, they are written on the words of his seers.”

[50:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “call [to] me in a day of trouble.”

[50:15]  ⁵ sn In vv. 7-15 the Lord makes it clear that he was not rebuking Israel because they had failed to offer sacrifices (v. 8a). On the contrary, they had been faithful in doing so (v. 8b). However, their understanding of the essence of their relationship with God was confused. Apparently they believed that he needed/desired such sacrifices and that offering them would ensure their prosperity. But the Lord owns all the animals of the world and did not need Israel’s meager sacrifices (vv. 9-13). Other aspects of the relationship were more important to the Lord. He desired Israel to be thankful for his blessings (v. 14a), to demonstrate gratitude for his intervention by repaying the vows they made to him (v. 14b), and to acknowledge their absolute dependence on him (v. 15a). Rather than viewing their sacrifices as somehow essential to God’s well-being, they needed to understand their dependence on him.

[9:11]  ⁶ sn The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.