Isaiah 22:9-11
King James Version
9 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.
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
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Isaiah 22:9-11
New International Version
9 You saw that the walls of the City of David
were broken through(A) in many places;
you stored up water
in the Lower Pool.(B)
10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
and tore down houses(C) to strengthen the wall.(D)
11 You built a reservoir between the two walls(E)
for the water of the Old Pool,(F)
but you did not look to the One who made it,
or have regard(G) for the One who planned(H) it long ago.
2 Chronicles 32:3
King James Version
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.
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2 Chronicles 32:3
New International Version
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 32:4
King James Version
4 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?
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2 Chronicles 32:4
New International Version
4 They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs(A) and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings[a] of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 32:4 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac king
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