2 Chronicles 32:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?”
2 Chronicles 32:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 32:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 32:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then many people gathered together and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the middle of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find abundant water?””
2 Chronicles 32:4 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 32:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? ”
2 Chronicles 32:4 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 32:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and much people are gathered, and they stop all the fountains and the brook that is rushing into the midst of the land, saying, `Why do the kings of Asshur come, and have found much water?'”
2 Chronicles 32:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 32:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was gathered together much people, and they stopped all the fountains, and the torrent that flows through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water? ”
2 Chronicles 32:4 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 32:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So many of the people assembled themselues, and stopt all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde much water?”
2 Chronicles 32:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 32:4 in Context — 2 Chronicles 32
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 gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
What Does 2 Chronicles 32:4 Mean?
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