John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:13
And prayed unto him ,.... 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... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:11-20
We have seen Manasseh by his wickedness undoing the good that his father had done; here we have him by repentance undoing the evil that he himself had done. It is strange that this was not so much as mentioned in the book of Kings, nor does any thing appear there to the contrary but that he persisted and perished in his son. But perhaps the reason was because the design of that history was to show the wickedness of the nation which brought destruction upon them; and this repentance of Manasseh... read more