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2 Chronicles 32:30

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28 He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.

29 He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.

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.

31 And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

32 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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BSB
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.
KJV
This 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.
WEB
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of David’s city. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
ASV
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
DARBY
And he, Hezekiah, stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
BLB
And Hezekiah himself stopped the Upper outlet of the waters of Gihon, and he directed them beneath to the west of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
ÅB
Det var også Hiskia som tilstoppet det øvre utløp av Gihonvannet og ledet det ned vestenfor Davids stad. I alt det han tok seg fore, hadde han lykke med seg,
OTB
Det var Hiskia som stoppet den øvre utløpet av vannene fra Gihon og ledet dem til vestsiden av Davids by. Og Hiskia lyktes i alt han gjorde.
B1930
Det var også Esekias som tilstoppet det øvre utløp av Gihonvannet og ledet det ned vestenfor Davids stad. I alt det han tok sig fore, hadde han lykke med sig,

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  • 1 Kings 1:33

    “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.

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  • Isaiah 22:9–11

    You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

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  • 2 Kings 20:20

    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?

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  • 1 Kings 1:45

    Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.

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  • 1 Kings 1:38

    Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

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  • Joshua 1:7–8

    Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:4

    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.

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  • Psalms 1:1–3

    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

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