King James Version (KJV)
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
Modern English
And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Hebrew
וּכְהָ֠צֵ֡ר ל֡וֹ חִלָּ֡ה אֶ֠ת פְּנֵ֡י יְהוָ֡ה אֱלֹ֠הָ֡יו וַ֠יִּ֠כָּנַ֡ע מְ֠אֹ֡ד מִ֠לִּ֠פְנֵ֡י אֱלֹ֠הֵ֡י אֲבֹתָֽיו׃
vkhaṣer lvo ḥilah ʾet pney yhvah ʾelohayv vayikanaʿ mʾod milipney ʾelohey ʾabotayv