NASB
"he decided with his officers and his warriors to cut off the supply of water from the springs which were outside the city, and they helped him."
— 2 Chronicles 32:3, NASB
“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 acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.
Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem,
he decided with his officers and his warriors to cut off the supply of water from the springs which were outside the city, and they helped him.
So many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream which flowed through the region, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?"
And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.
He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,