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

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

You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. You store up water in 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 other events of the rule of Hezekiah are written down. That includes how he made the pool and the tunnel. He used them to bring water into Jerusalem. Everything he accomplished is written in the official records of the kings of Judah.

Hezekiah blocked up the upper opening of the Gihon spring. He directed the water to flow down to the west side of the City of David. He had success in everything he did.

Next to Shallun, Nehemiah made some repairs. He was the son of Azbuk. Nehemiah ruled over half of the territory where Beth Zur was located. He repaired the wall up to the part that was across from the tombs of David. He repaired it all the way to the man- made pool and the House of the Heroes.

Hezekiah had been completely faithful to the Lord. However, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and marched into Judah. Sennacherib surrounded the cities that had high walls around them. He got ready to attack them. He thought he could win the battle over them. He thought he could take them for himself.Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to Jerusalem to fight against it.So he asked his officials and military leaders for advice. He asked them about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city. They gave him the advice he asked for.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.Then Hezekiah worked hard repairing all the broken parts of the wall. He built towers on it. He built another wall outside that one. He built up the areas that had been filled in around the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.He appointed military officers over the people. He gathered the officers together in front of him in the open area at the city gate. He gave them words of hope. He said,