2 Chronicles 32:1-8 ▼

1 After everything Hezekiah had done so faithfully, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to invade Judah. He set up camp [to attack] the fortified cities. He intended to conquer them himself.

2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to wage war against Jerusalem,

3 he, his officers, and his military staff made plans to stop the water from flowing out of the springs outside the city. They helped him do it.

4 A large crowd gathered as they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land. They said, |Why should the kings of Assyria find plenty of water?|

5 Hezekiah worked hard. He rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall, made the towers taller, built another wall outside [the city wall], strengthened the Millo in the City of David, and made plenty of weapons and shields.

6 He appointed military commanders over the troops and gathered the commanders in the square by the city gate. He spoke these words of encouragement:

7 |Be strong and courageous. Don't be frightened or terrified by the king of Assyria or the crowd with him. Someone greater is on our side.

8 The king of Assyria has human power on his side, but the LORD our God is on our side to help us and fight our battles.| So the people were encouraged by what King Hezekiah of Judah said.