2 Chronicles 32:1-8
Sennacherib Invades Judah
32After these 1acts of faithfulness aSennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, and 2thought to break into them for himself. 2Then Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he had set his face to make war on Jerusalem, 3and he took counsel with his commanders and his warriors to stop up the supply of water from the springs which were outside the city, and they helped him. 4So many people gathered aand stopped up all the springs and bthe stream which flowed in the midst of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?” 5And he strengthened himself and arebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and 1erected towers on it, and built banother outside wall and strengthened the 2,cMillo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number. 6He also put military commanders over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and aspoke to their hearts, saying, 7“aBe strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the multitude that is with him; bfor the one with us is greater than the one with him. 8“With him is only aan arm of flesh, but bwith us is Yahweh our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were sustained by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.