*aAfter these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought †to win them for himself. 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 bthe 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, cand built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired dMillo 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, 7 eBe strong and courageous, fbe not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for gthere be more with us than with him: 8 With him is an harm of flesh; but iwith us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people †rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.