Sirach 48:17 - Catholic Public Domain Version And there was left behind a people very few in number, but with a leader in the house of David. Tuilleadh leaganachaCommon English Bible Hezekiah strengthened the city’s defenses, and he provided a water supply. He tunneled through rock with iron tools, and he constructed storage tanks for water. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David. Good News Translation (US Version) Hezekiah prepared his city to resist a siege and provided it with a water supply. He had a tunnel built through solid rock with iron tools and had cisterns built to hold the water. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst. He tunneled through rock with iron, and built cisterns for water. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Hezekiah fortified Jerusalem, and using iron tools he cut a tunnel through rock to bring water in, and dug cisterns to store it. Good News Bible (Anglicised) Hezekiah prepared his city to resist a siege and provided it with a water supply. He had a tunnel built through solid rock with iron tools and had cisterns built to hold the water. |