2Ch 32:1-8 | ESV | STEP | After these things and these acts of faithfulness , Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities , thinking to win them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32:1-8

Sennacherib Invades Judah

1 ^aAfter these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem, 3 he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him. 4 A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and ^bthe brook that flowed through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” 5 He set to work resolutely and built up ^call the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, ^{▼▼Vulgate; Hebrew and raised upon the towers} and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the ^eMillo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. 6 And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke ^fencouragingly to them, saying, 7 ^g“Be strong and courageous. ^hDo not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, ⁱfor there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is ^jan arm of flesh, ^kbut with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.