2 Chronicles 32:3

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

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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.

5 Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

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2 Chronicles 32:3 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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.
KJV 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.
WEB World English Bible: 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.
ASV American Standard 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 helped him.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that [are] at the outside of the city — and they help him,
DBY Darby Translation: he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the fountains of waters that were outside the city; and they helped him.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.