2 Chronicles 32:4
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So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
In other translations
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקָּבְצוּvaiyikavetzuand they assembledH6908עַם־'am-peopleH5971רָבravnumerousH7227וַיִּסְתְּמוּvaiyistemuand they stopped upH5640אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַמַּעְיָנוֹתhama'yanotthe springsH4599וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַנַּחַלhanachalthe wadiH5158הַשּׁוֹטֵףhashotefwhich flowedH7857בְּתוֹךְ־betokh-in [the] middle ofH8432הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100יָבוֹאוּyavo'uwill they comeH935מַלְכֵיmalkhei[the] kings ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804וּמָצְאוּumatze'uand they will findH4672מַיִםmayimwatersH4325רַבִּים׃rabimmanyH7227
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 32:30This 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.
- 2 Kings 18:9And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
- Isaiah 10:8For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
- 1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- 1 Kings 3:16-1716 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.16 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
- 1 Kings 19:21And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
- 2 Kings 18:13Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 32:1After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
- 2 Kings 19:17Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.
- 2 Chronicles 30:14And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.
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