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Isaiah 22:9

David

7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

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.

10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned 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

    And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought 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

    After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:1–6

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:30

    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.

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