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2 Chronicles 32:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Many people gathered and stopped up all the springs  and the stream that flowed through the land;  they said, ‘Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water? ’

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This same Hezekiah blocked the upper outlet of the water from the Gihon Spring  and channelled it smoothly downwards and westwards to the city of David.  Hezekiah succeeded in everything he did.


For he says, ‘Aren’t all my commanders kings?


After Hezekiah’s faithful deeds, King Sennacherib of Assyria came and entered Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities and intended  to break into them.


They proceeded to take away the altars that were in Jerusalem,  and they took away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.


The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool  and the tunnel and brought water into the city,  are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.


Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.


In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Assyria’s King Sennacherib attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.


In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Assyria’s King Shalmaneser marched against Samaria and besieged it.


So he turned back from following him, took the team of oxen, and slaughtered  them. With the oxen’s wooden yoke and plough,  he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he left, followed Elijah, and served him.


So give your servant a receptive heart to judge  your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours? ’


so he consulted with his officials and his warriors about stopping up the water of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him.


You made a reservoir between the walls  for the water of the ancient pool,  but you did not look to the one who made it, or consider the one who created it long ago.


Draw water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Step into the clay and tread the mortar; take hold of the brick-mould!


You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David.  You collected water from the lower pool.





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