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2 Chronicles 32:3
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KJ21
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were outside the city; and they helped him.
ASV
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.
AMP
he decided, together with his officers and his soldiers, to stop up the water [supply] from the springs which were outside the city [by enclosing them with masonry and concealing them], and they helped him.
AMPC
He decided with his officers and his mighty men to stop up the waters of the fountains which were outside the city [by enclosing them with masonry and concealing them], and they helped him.
BRG
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.
CSB
so he consulted with his officials and his warriors about stopping up the water of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him.
CSBA
so he consulted with his officials and his warriors about stopping up the water of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him.
CEB
he consulted with his officials and soldiers about stopping up the springs outside the city, and they supported him.
CJB
he consulted his leading men and military advisers about sealing off the water in the springs outside the city. After gaining their support,
CEV
he and his officials worked out a plan to cut off the supply of water outside the city, so that the Assyrians would have no water when they came to attack. The officials got together a large work force that stopped up the springs and streams near Jerusalem.
DARBY
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the fountains of waters that were outside the city; and they helped him.
DRA
He took counsel with the princes, and the most valiant men, to stop up the heads of the springs, that were without the city: and as they were all of this mind,
ERV
Then Hezekiah talked to his officials and army officers. They all agreed to stop the waters of the water springs outside the city. The officials and army officers helped Hezekiah.
EASY
So Hezekiah talked with his advisors and his army officers about what they should do. They decided to stop all the water that came from springs around the city. They all agreed that this was a good idea.
EHV
he made plans with his officials and soldiers to block the water supply from the springs outside the city. They helped him
ESV
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.
ESVUK
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.
EXB
So Hezekiah and his ·officers [officials] and army ·commanders [officers] decided to ·cut off [stop the flow of] the water from the springs outside the city. So they helped Hezekiah.
GNV
Then he took counsel with his princes and his nobles, to stop the water of the fountains without the city: and they did help him.
GW
he, his officers, and his military staff made plans to stop the water from flowing out of the springs outside the city. They helped him do it.
GNT
he and his officials decided to cut off the supply of water outside the city in order to keep the Assyrians from having any water when they got near Jerusalem. The officials led a large number of people out and stopped up all the springs, so that no more water flowed out of them.
HCSB
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.
ICB
So Hezekiah talked to his officers and army commanders. They decided to cut off the waters from the springs outside the city. So the officers and commanders helped Hezekiah.
ISV
he developed a plan with his commanders and his elite forces to cut off the water supply from the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him to carry it out.
JUB
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were outside the city, and they helped him.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
and 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.
LEB
he took counsel with his commanders and his mighty warriors to block off the waters of the springs that came from outside the city, and they helped him.
TLB
Hezekiah summoned his princes and officers for a council of war, and it was decided to plug the springs outside the city.
MSG
When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib’s strategy was to take Jerusalem, he talked to his advisors and military leaders about eliminating all the water supplies outside the city; they thought it was a good idea. There was a great turnout of people to plug the springs and tear down the aqueduct. They said, “Why should the kings of Assyria march in and be furnished with running water?”
MEV
he consulted with his officials and military men to stop up the waters of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped in this.
NOG
he, his officers, and his military staff made plans to stop the water from flowing out of the springs outside the city. They helped him do it.
NABRE
he took the advice of his princes and warriors to stop the waters of the springs outside the city; they promised their help.
NASB
he decided with his officers and his warriors to cut off the supply of water from the springs which were outside the city, and they helped him.
NASB1995
he decided with his officers and his warriors to cut off the supply of water from the springs which were outside the city, and they helped him.
NCB
he suggested to his officers and warriors that they block up the springs of water that were outside the city, and they supported his plan.
NCV
So Hezekiah and his officers and army commanders decided to cut off the water from the springs outside the city. So the officers and commanders helped Hezekiah.
NET
he consulted with his advisers and military officers about stopping up the springs outside the city, and they supported him.
NIRV
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.
NIV
he consulted with his officials and military staff about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city, and they helped him.
NIVUK
he consulted with his officials and military staff about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city, and they helped him.
NKJV
he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him.
NLV
he planned with his captains and men of war to stop the water from the wells which were outside the city. And they helped him.
NLT
he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city.
NRSVA
he planned with his officers and his warriors to stop the flow of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him.
NRSVACE
he planned with his officers and his warriors to stop the flow of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him.
NRSVCE
he planned with his officers and his warriors to stop the flow of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him.
NRSVUE
he planned with his officers and his warriors to stop the flow of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him.
OJB
He took counsel with his sarim and his gibborim to cover over the waters of the springs [Spring of Gihon] which were outside the Ir; and they did support him.
RGT
he took counsel with his princes and his nobles to stop the water of the fountains outside the city. And they helped him.
RSV
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.
RSVCE
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.
TLV
he consulted with his officers and warriors about blocking the waters of the springs outside the city, and they supported him.
VOICE
First, the king’s officers and warriors with a large number of the people dammed the water sources, both springs and rivers, outside the city so that when the Assyrians came they could not readily use the water sources.
WEB
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city, and they helped him.
WYC
he took counsel with [the] princes and with (the) most strong men, that they should stop the heads of wells, which were without the city; and when the sentence of all men deemed this profitable, (he took counsel with the leaders and the most strong men, who said that they should stop up, or close up, the heads of the wells, which were outside the city; and when the judgement of all the men judged this profitable,)
YLT
and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that [are] at the outside of the city -- and they help him,
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