Isaiah 22:9
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Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
In other translations
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
Hebrew words
וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853בְּקִיעֵיbeki'ei[the] breaches ofH1233עִיר־'ir-[the] city ofH5892דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732רְאִיתֶםre'itemyou sawH7200כִּי־ki-thatH3588רָבּוּrabuthey were manyH7231וַתְּקַבְּצוּvatekabetzuand you gatheredH6908אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מֵיmei[the] waters ofH4325הַבְּרֵכָהhaberekhahthe poolH1295הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה׃hatachtonah<the> lowerH8481
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Related verses
- 2 Kings 20:20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- Nehemiah 3:16After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth–zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
- 2 Chronicles 32:1-61 After 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. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. 4 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?1 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 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. 4 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.
- 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.
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People and places
People: David
Places: City of David, Lower Pool