You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. You store up water in the lower pool.

你们看见大卫城的破口很多，便聚积下池的水，

你们看见大卫城缺口很多，就汇集下池的水；

你们看见大卫城缺口很多，就汇集下池的水；

你们看见大卫城破口累累，你们储存下池的水，

你们看见大卫的缺口很多，就储存下池的水。

你们看见大卫城的破口很多，就积聚下池的水；

你們看見大衛城的破口很多，便聚積下池的水，

你們看見大衛城缺口很多，就匯集下池的水；

你們看見大衛城缺口很多，就匯集下池的水；

你們看見大衛城破口纍纍，你們儲存下池的水，

你們看見大衛的缺口很多，就儲存下池的水。

你們看見大衛城的裂口很多，便積聚着下池的水；

你們看見大衛城的破口很多，就積聚下池的水；

爾見大衛城垣多有缺處、遂使下沼之水、匯於一區、

回見大闢城垣、隙處甚多、惟下沼有水、滙於一處。

爾見大衛城之墻垣隙處甚多、即滙聚下池之水、

You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places; you stored up water in the Lower Pool.

You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places. You stored up water in the Lower Pool.

and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool,

You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

And you saw that the breaches In the wall of the city of David were many; And you collected the waters of the lower pool.

You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

You saw the many breaks in the walls of the city of David; you stored up water in the lower pool.

You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

The rest of the events in Hezekiah’s reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did.

Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David’s family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors.

After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls.When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem,he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city.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?”Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields.He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate. Then Hezekiah encouraged them by saying: