So many people assembled (A)and stopped up all the springs and (B)the stream which flowed [a]through the region, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?” And he resolutely set to work and (C)rebuilt all of the wall that had been broken down and [b]erected towers on it, and built (D)another outside wall and strengthened the [c](E)Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great numbers. He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the public square at the city gate, and (F)spoke [d]encouragingly to them, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:4 Lit in the midst of
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Lit raised on the towers
  3. 2 Chronicles 32:5 I.e., terraced structure
  4. 2 Chronicles 32:6 Lit upon their hearts

They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs(A) and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings[a] of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said. Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall(B) and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[b](C) of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons(D) and shields.

He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:4 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac king
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Or the Millo