2 Chronicles 32:2-6 ▼

2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem,

3 he consulted with his advisers and military officers about stopping up the springs outside the city, and they supported him.

4 A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. They reasoned, |Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?|

5 Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.

6 He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying,