American King James Version
"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. "
— 2 Chronicles 32:3, American King James Version
“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.”
“he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him. ”
“he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city; and they helped him.”
“he consulted with his advisers and military officers about stopping up the springs outside the city, and they supported him.”
“He took counsel with the princes, and the most valiant men, to stop up the heads of the springs, that were without the city: and as they were all of this mind,”
“He took up with his rulers and men of war the question of stopping up the water-springs outside the town; and they gave him their support.”
“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.”
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.
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
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.
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the middle of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,