- his prayer also:
- "Wherefore the LORDª broughtª° upon¹¹ them the captains¹ of² the host ofª the kingª of Assyria,ª which¹ tookª°¹ Manassehª among the thorns,ª and bound¹ him²° with fetters,ª and carried²°¹ him to Babylon.ª ... And when he was in affliction,ª° he besoughtª°¹ the LORDª¹ his God,ª and humbled²° himself¹ greatlyª beforeª¹ the Godª of his fathers,ª" {2Ch 33:11-12} + "His prayerª also, and [how God] was intreatedª° of him, and all¹ his sin,ª and his trespass,ª and the placesª wherein¹ he builtª° high places,ª and set upª° grovesª and graven images,ª beforeª he was humbled:ª° behold,¹ they [are] writtenª° among¹ the sayingsª of the seers.ª²°" {2Ch 33:19} + "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª but the prayerª of the uprightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 15:8} + "Andª the¹ Lordª [said] untoª him,ª Arise,ª° and goª° intoª the¹ streetª which² is calledª° Straight,ª andª enquireª° inª the houseª of Judasª for [one] calledª Saul,ª of Tarsus:ª for,ª behold,ª° he prayeth,ª°" {Act 9:11} + "Ifª we confessª° ourª sins,ª he isª° faithfulª andª justª toª forgiveª° usª [our] sins,ª andª to cleanseª° usª fromª allª unrighteousness.ª" {1Jn 1:9}
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