They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land.“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

于是有许多人聚集，塞了一切泉源，并通流国中的小河，说：“亚述王来，为何让他得着许多水呢？”

于是许多百姓聚集，塞住一切泉源，以及国中流通的小河，说：“亚述诸王来，为何让他们得着许多水呢？”

于是许多百姓聚集，塞住一切泉源，以及国中流通的小河，说：“亚述诸王来，为何让他们得着许多水呢？”

于是，他们召集大批民众，截断所有的水源和过境的溪流，不让亚述王得到充足的水。

于是有一大班人集合起来，堵塞了一切泉源和流通那地的溪流，他们说：“为什么要让亚述王得着充沛的水源呢？”

於是有許多人聚集，塞了一切泉源，並通流國中的小河，說：「亞述王來，為何讓他得着許多水呢？」

於是許多百姓聚集，塞住一切泉源，以及國中流通的小河，說：「亞述諸王來，為何讓他們得着許多水呢？」

於是許多百姓聚集，塞住一切泉源，以及國中流通的小河，說：「亞述諸王來，為何讓他們得着許多水呢？」

於是，他們召集大批民眾，截斷所有的水源和過境的溪流，不讓亞述王得到充足的水。

於是有一大班人集合起來，堵塞了一切泉源和流通那地的溪流，他們說：“為甚麼要讓亞述王得著充沛的水源呢？”

於是有許多人集合了起來，塞住一切的泉源和通流於地中的溪河，說：『為甚麼要讓亞述諸王來、得到這許多水呢？』

民集甚多、塞諸水泉、及流經斯土之溪、曰、亞述王來、焉得多水、

遂悉力塞泉源、絕汲道、意謂亞述王至必不得水。

民集甚多、塞一切泉源、及流於國中之溪、自言曰、亞述王來、焉可使之多得水耶、

They gathered together a large group of people. They blocked all the springs. They also blocked the stream that flowed through the land.“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they asked.

A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?”

They organized a huge work crew to stop the flow of the springs, cutting off the brook that ran through the fields. For they said,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?”

Many people gathered and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land; they said,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?”

So many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream which flowed through the region, saying,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?”

Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?”

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Many people gathered and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land; they said,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?”

So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. They reasoned,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?”

So, many people gathered together and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the middle of the land, saying,“ Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find abundant water?”

It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook.

In King Hezekiah’s fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.

They removed the altars in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

“ It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands.

‘ Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says.

After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.

As for the other events of Hezekiah’s reign, all his achievements and how he made the pool and the tunnel by which he brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.

Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.One of them said,“ Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me.