2 Chronicles 33:13
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.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
Manasseh's prayer in captivity and God's hearing of it — 'he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem' — is one of the most striking restoration narratives in the Hebrew Bible given Manasseh's earlier career as the most wicked king in Judah's history (verses 1-9). The Prayer of Manasseh, a deuterocanonical text, elaborates the prayer's content in vivid terms of contrition, and the tradition of Manasseh's repentance became a touchstone for Jewish and Christian discussions of the depth of divine mercy. The episode is significant for theodicy: the restoration of Manasseh despite his crimes (including child sacrifice) challenges any simple calculus of retribution and insists that God's compassion is wider than human moral calculation. Luke 15's lost son, Luke 23:43's penitent thief, and Paul's self-description as 'chief of sinners' (1 Timothy 1:15) all stand in the tradition of grace exceeding the worst cases of human failure.
תרגומים נוספים
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.
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And made prayer to him; and in answer to his prayer God let him come back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh was certain that the Lord was God.
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