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2 Chronicles 33:13

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What does 2 Chronicles 33:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.
2 Chronicles 33:13 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
11Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
12And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
13And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.
14Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
15And he took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
16And he built up the altar of Jehovah, and offered thereon sacrifices of peace-offerings and of thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to serve Jehovah, the God of Israel.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And prayed unto him, etc.] To have mercy on him, and forgive him his sins: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication; and granted his request, showed favour to him, and forgave him his sins: and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom; so wrought upon the heart of the king of Assyria, as to give him his liberty, and restore him to his dominions; it is very probable his captivity was not long; for, being soon brought by his affliction to a sense and confession of his sins, by the overruling providence of God, he was quickly released: then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God; and not the idols he had served; that he was a holy God, and hated sin, and a just God in…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“33:13 Manasseh’s experience was a microcosm of what the nation would experience: exile and bondage brought on by apostasy, then repentance and returning to the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he was entreated: Ch1 5:20; Ezr 8:23; Job 22:23, Job 22:27, Job 33:16-30; Psa 32:3-5, Psa 86:5; Isa 55:6-9; Jer 29:12, Jer 29:13; Mat 7:7, Mat 7:8; Luk 23:42, Luk 23:43; Joh 4:10 brought him: Ezr 7:27; Pro 16:7, Pro 21:1; Mat 6:33 knew: Deu 29:6; Psa 9:16, Psa 46:10; Jer 24:7; Dan 4:25, Dan 4:34, Dan 4:35; Joh 17:3; Heb 8:11 2 Chronicles 33:14”
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