2 Chronicles 32:1-10 ▼

1 After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.

2 Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem,

3 he decided with his officers and his warriors to cut off the [supply of] water from the springs which [were] outside the city, and they helped him.

4 So many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream which flowed through the region, saying, |Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?|

5 And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and [built] another outside wall and strengthened the Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

6 He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

7 |Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him.

8 |With him is [only] an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.| And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

9 After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem while he [was] besieging Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all Judah who [were] at Jerusalem, saying,

10 |Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, 'On what are you trusting that you are remaining in Jerusalem under siege?