33:19a His prayer and how God received his plea,

The prayer he made to God and how God listened to his request ⌊is written down in the book of the prophets⌋.
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⌊The prophets also recorded⌋ the prayer he prayed and the account of how God listened to him.

33:19b as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness,

⌊They also wrote down⌋ all his sins and how he was unfaithful to God.
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⌊They made a record of⌋ his sins and the ways he disobeyed God.

33:19c and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols

⌊They also wrote about⌋ the sacred places he built on the hills, and the poles he set up to honor ⌊the goddess⌋ Asherah, and the idols he built.
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They listed the shrines he built on the hilltops, the poles he set up to ⌊the goddess⌋ Asherah and the other idols he made

33:19d before he humbled himself,

⌊He did all this⌋ before he made himself humble ⌊before God⌋.
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before he admitted that he was wrong.

33:19e they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.

All these things are written in the prophets’ archives.
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The prophets wrote all these things down in their official records.

33:19a–e (reordered)

All the events of King Manasseh’s reign are recorded in the scroll called “The Record of the Prophets.” It lists the many sins that he did, his infidelity to God, and the shrines that he built for pagan worship such as the poles for Asherah. Then it records how he humbled himself. Then it records his prayer of repentance to God, and how God answered him.

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