2 Chronicles 32:3

3 he consulted with his officials and military staff about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city, and they helped him.

2 Chronicles 32:3 in Other Translations

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.

3 he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him.

3 he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city.

3 he talked to his advisors and military leaders about eliminating all the water supplies outside the city; they thought it was a good idea.

3 so he consulted with his officials and his warriors about stopping up the waters of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him.

2 Chronicles 32:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:3

He took counsel with his princes, and his mighty men
With his nobles, and the officers of his army, what steps should be taken to resist, retard, and distress the enemy, and among the rest what follows was proposed:

to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city;
that so the Assyrian army would find it difficult to supply themselves with water, which was an article of great importance:

and they did help him;
to stop the fountains, not only with their advice how to do it, but with their men, their servants, who assisted those that Hezekiah employed in this work.

2 Chronicles 32:3 In-Context

1 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.

2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem,

3 he consulted with his officials and military staff about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city, and they helped him.

4 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.

5 Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.