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When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
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Hardship Can Lead to Repentance
Commentators highlight that it was "when he was in distress" that Manasseh finally sought God. His imprisonment, which ancient sources describe as severe, stripped away his power and forced him to reflect. This shows how God can use affliction as a powerful catalyst to bring about repentance and draw a person back to Himself.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
When he was in affliction. —See this phrase in 2 Chronicles 28:22.
He besought. —Literally,
Baptist
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: an…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he was in affliction In prison; however, in fetters; according to the Targum, the Chaldeans made an instrum…
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Presbyterian
We have seen Manasseh's wickedness; here we have his repentance, and it is a memorable instance of the riches of God's pardoning mercy and the powe…