⁹ “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion^(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart^(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,^(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake^(D) him, he will reject^(E) you forever.

⁴ He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,^(A) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.

¹² In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled^(A) himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.

¹³ And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.