2 Chronicles 32:1–8

Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord

32After ^athese deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. ²And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, ³he consulted with his leaders and ¹commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him. ⁴Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the ^bsprings and the brook that ran through the land, saying, “Why should the ²kings of Assyria come and find much water?” ⁵And ^che strengthened himself, ^dbuilt up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired ³the ^eMillo in the City of David, and made ⁴weapons and shields in abundance. ⁶Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and ^fgave them encouragement, saying, ^7g“Be strong and courageous; ^hdo not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for ⁱthere are more with us than with him. ⁸With him is an ^jarm of flesh; but ^kwith us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.