II Chronicles 33:23
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but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
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And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.