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2 Chronicles 32:3

1 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.

2 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.

4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

5 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.

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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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