2 Chronicles 32:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

he consulted with his officials and warriors to stop the flow of the springs that were outside the city, and they supported him.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    He consulted with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains outside the city, and they helped him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    he took counsel{H3289} with his princes{H8269} and his mighty men{H1368} to stop{H5640} the waters{H4325} of the fountains{H5869} which were without{H2351} the city;{H5892} and they helped{H5826} him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    He took counsel{H3289}{(H8735)} with his princes{H8269} and his mighty men{H1368} to stop{H5640}{(H8800)} the waters{H4325} of the fountains{H5869} which were without{H2351} the city{H5892}: and they did help{H5826}{(H8799)} him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    he deuysed with his rulers and mightie men, to couer the waters of the welles that were without the cite, and they helped him:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then he tooke counsell with his princes and his nobles, to stoppe the water of the fountaines without the citie: and they did helpe him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He toke counsell with his lordes and men of might, to stop the water of the fountaynes without the citie: And they dyd helpe him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city; and they helped him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that `are' at the outside of the city -- and they help him,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    He took up with his rulers and men of war the question of stopping up the water-springs outside the town; and they gave him their support.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city; and they helped him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 18:20 : 20 You say—but they are only empty words—'I have counsel and strength for war.' Now, in whom do you trust that you have rebelled against me?
  • 2 Kgs 20:20 : 20 The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah, including all his achievements—how he made the pool and the conduit to bring water into the city—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
  • 2 Chr 30:2 : 2 The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.
  • Prov 15:22 : 22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
  • Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.
  • Prov 24:6 : 6 For with wise counsel you wage war, and in an abundance of advisers there is victory.
  • Isa 22:8-9 : 8 The covering of Judah was removed. In that day, you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. 9 You saw the breaches in the city of David were many, and you gathered together water from the lower pool. 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall. 11 You made a reservoir between the walls for the water of the old pool, but you did not look to its Maker, nor did you regard the One who formed it long ago.
  • Isa 40:13 : 13 Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 32:4-11
    8 verses
    88%

    4 A large number of people gathered together, and they stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?"

    5 Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built towers on it and constructed another wall outside it. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David and made plenty of weapons and shields.

    6 He also appointed military commanders over the people and gathered them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying:

    7 "Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than 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." The people regained confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

    9 After this, while Sennacherib king of Assyria was at Lachish with all his forces, he sent his officials to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were there, saying:

    10 "This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: On what are you trusting, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?

    11 Isn't Hezekiah misleading you, leaving you to die by famine and thirst, by saying, 'The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria'?

  • 2 Chr 32:29-31
    3 verses
    82%

    29 He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.

    30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in all that he undertook.

    31 However, regarding the envoys sent by the rulers of Babylon to inquire about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left Hezekiah to test him and to know what was in his heart.

  • 2 Chr 32:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 After these events and acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He camped against the fortified cities, intending to break through them.

    2 When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib had come and was preparing for war against Jerusalem,

  • 2 Chr 32:22
    73%

    22 So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all others. He took care of them on every side.

  • 2 Kgs 18:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16 At that time, Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that he had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.

    17 The king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a large army. They came to Jerusalem, stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Launderer's Field, and delivered their message.

    18 They called for the king, so Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to meet them.

  • Isa 36:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, marched against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

    2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large army. He stood by the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the launderer’s field.

  • 2 Kgs 20:20
    72%

    20 The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah, including all his achievements—how he made the pool and the conduit to bring water into the city—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • Isa 36:16
    71%

    16 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat from your own vine and your own fig tree and drink water from your own cistern,

  • Isa 37:25
    70%

    25 I dug wells and drank water; with the soles of my feet, I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.

  • 2 Kgs 18:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us: This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’

    31 Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from your own vine and your own fig tree, and drink water from your own well,

  • 2 Chr 32:16-18
    3 verses
    70%

    16 His servants continued to speak against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.

    17 Sennacherib also wrote letters to ridicule the LORD, the God of Israel, and to say against Him, "Just as the gods of the nations of other lands did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand."

    18 They called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

  • 2 Chr 32:20
    69%

    20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

  • Isa 37:21
    69%

    21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,

  • Isa 22:9
    69%

    9 You saw the breaches in the city of David were many, and you gathered together water from the lower pool.

  • Isa 37:5
    69%

    5 So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah.

  • 2 Chr 31:8
    69%

    8 When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and blessed His people Israel.

  • Isa 37:15
    69%

    15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying:

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    68%

    14 Afterward, he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and surrounding the Ophel. He made it much higher. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 18:20
    68%

    20 You say—but they are only empty words—'I have counsel and strength for war.' Now, in whom do you trust that you have rebelled against me?

  • Isa 8:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6 "Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

    7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty and abundant waters of the River—the king of Assyria and all his splendor. It will overflow all its channels and spill over all its banks.

  • 2 Chr 32:26-27
    2 verses
    68%

    26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself, along with the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during Hezekiah's days.

    27 Hezekiah had great wealth and honor. He made treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable possessions.

  • Isa 36:18
    68%

    18 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isa 36:13
    68%

    13 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in Hebrew: 'Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

  • 2 Chr 32:13
    67%

    13 Do you not know what I and my ancestors have done to the peoples of the other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands able to deliver their land from my hand?

  • Neh 4:8
    67%

    8 Then I saw what was happening; I stood and addressed the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, 'Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.'

  • Isa 36:5
    67%

    5 You say—it’s only empty words—‘I have advice and strength for war.’ But now, on whom do you trust that you have rebelled against me?

  • 2 Kgs 18:13
    67%

    13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

  • 2 Kgs 19:24
    67%

    24 I have dug wells in foreign lands and drunk water there. With the soles of my feet, I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.

  • Isa 37:33
    67%

    33 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with a shield or build a siege ramp against it.

  • 2 Kgs 19:32
    67%

    32 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: 'He will not enter this city, shoot an arrow here, come before it with a shield, or build a siege ramp against it.'

  • Isa 37:9
    67%

    9 Now the king of Assyria heard about Tirhakah, king of Cush, who was coming to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,