2 Chronicles 32:1-4 ▼

1 After all of these acts of faithfulness occurred, King Sennacherib of Assyria came, invaded Judah, and laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.

2 As soon as Hezekiah learned that Sennacherib had arrived and had determined to attack Jerusalem,

3 he developed a plan with his commanders and his elite forces to cut off the water supply from the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him to carry it out.

4 Many people gathered together and plugged up all the springs, along with the stream that flowed through the region. They were thinking to themselves, |Why should the Assyrian kings invade and discover an abundant water supply?|