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2 Chronicles 32:3

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,

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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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.
KJV
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
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
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
and he counseled with his leaders and commanders to stop up the water from the springs that [were] outside of the city, and they helped him.
ÅB
rådslo han med sine høvdinger og sine ypperste stridsmenn om å tilstoppe vannet i kildene utenfor byen; og de hjalp ham.
OTB
besluttet han sammen med sine offiserer og sine krigere å stenge vannforsyningen fra kildene som var utenfor byen, og de hjalp ham.
B1930
rådslo han med sine høvdinger og sine ypperste stridsmenn om å tilstoppe vannet i kildene utenfor byen; og de hjalp ham.

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