¹After everything Hezekiah had done so faithfully, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to invade Judah. He set up camp ⸤to attack⸥ the fortified cities. He intended to conquer them himself.

²When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to wage war against Jerusalem, ³he, his officers, and his military staff made plans to stop the water from flowing out of the springs outside the city. They helped him do it. ⁴A large crowd gathered as they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land. They said, “Why should the kings of Assyria find plenty of water?”

⁵Hezekiah worked hard. He rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall, made the towers taller, built another wall outside ⸤the city wall⸥, strengthened the Millo^ain the City of David, and made plenty of weapons and shields. ⁶He appointed military commanders over the troops and gathered the commanders in the square by the city gate. He spoke these words of encouragement: ⁷“Be strong and courageous. Don’t be frightened or terrified by the king of Assyria or the crowd with him. Someone greater is on our side. ⁸The king of Assyria has human power on his side, but the Lord our God is on our side to help us and fight our battles.” So the people were encouraged by what King Hezekiah of Judah said.

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Footnotes

a 32:5 The exact place referred to as “the Millo” is unknown.