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2 Chronicles 32:30

It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.

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ASV

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

KJV

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
סָתַם֙sa.Tamhe stopped upH5640 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מוֹצָ֞אmo.Tza'[the] outlet ofH4161 →
מֵימֵ֤יmei.Mei[the] waters ofH4325 →
גִיחוֹן֙gi.chOnGihonH1521 →
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.Yon<the> upperH5945 →
וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥םvai.yaishsh.Remand he directed themH3474 →
לְמַֽטָּה־le.ma.tah-<to> downwardsH4295 →
מַּעְרָ֖בָהma'.Ra.vahwest -wardH4628 →
לְעִ֣ירle.'Irof [the] city ofH5892 →
דָּוִ֑ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
וַיַּצְלַ֥חvai.yatz.Lachand he prosperedH6743 →
יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
בְּכָֽל־be.kholin everyH3605 →
מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.hudeed hisH4639 →

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1 Kings 1:33“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.2 Kings 18:7And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.Nehemiah 2:14Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;Psalms 1:1–3Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.2 Kings 20:20As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?Isaiah 22:9–11You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.Joshua 1:7–8Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.1 Kings 1:45Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.2 Chronicles 32:4Many people assembled and stopped up 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.1 Kings 1:38Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.Isaiah 22:9You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.2 Chronicles 33:14After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.Nehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

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