2 Chronicles 32:30

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This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.

In other translations

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.

Hebrew words

וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931יְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahuHezekiahH2396סָתַםsatamhe stopped upH5640אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מוֹצָאmotza'[the] outlet ofH4161מֵימֵיmeimei[the] waters ofH4325גִיחוֹןgichonGihonH1521הָעֶלְיוֹןha'elyon<the> upperH5945וַיַּישְּׁרֵםvaiyaishshremand he directed themH3474לְמַטָּה־lematah-<to> downwardsH4295מַּעְרָבָהma'ravahwest -wardH4628לְעִירle'irof [the] city ofH5892דָּוִידdavidDavidH1732וַיַּצְלַחvaiyatzlachand he prosperedH6743יְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahuHezekiahH2396בְּכָל־bekholin everyH3605מַעֲשֵׂהוּ׃ma'asehudeed hisH4639

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People and places

People: David, Hezekiah

Places: City of David, Gihon

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