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2 Chronicles 32:3

he talked with his army commanders about blocking up the water sources that lay outside the city. This is what they did.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to attack Jerusalem,

4They directed a large group of workers to block all the springs as well as the stream flowing nearby. “Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?” they asked.

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Cross References

2 Kings 20:20The rest of what happened in Hezekiah's reign, all he did, and how he made the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

2 Chronicles 32:30Hezekiah blocked off the outlet of the upper Gihon spring and made the water flow down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah was successful in everything he did.

Proverbs 20:18With sound advice, plans are successful; if you're going to war, make sure you have good guidance.

Isaiah 22:8Judah's defenses have been stripped away and so at that time you went looking for weapons in the Palace of the Forest.

Romans 11:34Who can know God's thoughts? Who can give him advice?

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:2-9

Sennacherib's Invasion; Hezekiah's Patient Confidence. ( b. c. 713.) 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, 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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