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Isaiah 22:9

David

7 Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.

8 He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

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

10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.

11 You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
KJV
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
WEB
You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
ASV
And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
DARBY
and ye have seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and ye have gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
BLB
And the breaches of the city of David you⁺ saw, that they were many. And you⁺ gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
ÅB
og dere ser at Davids stad har mange revner, og dere samler vannet i den nedre dam,
OTB
Dere så at bruddene i Davids bys murer var mange; dere samlet vannet i Nedre dam.
B1930
og I ser at Davids stad har mange revner, og I samler vannet i den nedre dam,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Nehemiah 3:16

    Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:1–6

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:30

    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.

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