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He succeeded in everything he undertook. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/32.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/32.htm">New King James Version</a> This same Hezekiah also stopped the water outlet of Upper Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah was successful in everything that he did. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> It was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> It was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This same Hezekiah also stopped up the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and channeled them down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah succeeded in everything that he did. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This same Hezekiah blocked the upper outlet of the water from the Gihon Spring and channeled it smoothly downward and westward to the city of David. Hezekiah succeeded in everything he did. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This same Hezekiah blocked the outlet of the water of the Upper Gihon and channeled it smoothly downward and westward to the city of David. Hezekiah succeeded in everything he did. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It was Hezekiah who built a tunnel that carried the water from Gihon Spring into the city of Jerusalem. In fact, everything he did was successful! <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Hezekiah was the one who stopped the water from flowing from the upper outlet of Gihon. He channeled the water directly underground to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah succeeded in everything he did. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was King Hezekiah who blocked the outlet for Gihon Spring and channeled the water to flow through a tunnel to a point inside the walls of Jerusalem. Hezekiah succeeded in everything he did, <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> Hezekiah stopped up the upper outlet of the Gihon springs and diverted them down to the western side of the City of David. He prospered in everything he did. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/32.htm">NET Bible</a> Hezekiah dammed up the source of the waters of the Upper Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. Hezekiah prospered in all his works. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/32.htm">World English Bible</a> This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of David’s city. Hezekiah prospered in all his works. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hezekiah himself has stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directs them beneath to the west of the City of David, and Hezekiah prospers in all his work; <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work; <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this Hezekiah stopped the going forth of the waters of Gihon the highest, and he will make them straight down from the west to the city of David. And Hezekiah will prosper in all his work.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> This same Ezechias was, he that stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and turned them away underneath toward the west of the city of David : in ail his works he did prosperously what he would. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This same Hezekiah was the one who blocked the upper font of the waters of Gihon, and who diverted them down to the western part of the City of David. In all his works, he prosperously accomplished whatever he willed. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/32.htm">New American Bible</a> This same Hezekiah stopped the upper outlet for water from Gihon and redirected it underground westward to the City of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> This same Hezekiah also buried the outlet for the waters of the upper spring and brought it straight down to the western cistern of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Hezekiah covered the outlet of waters of the upper spring with earth and he cast them to the west side of the city of David, and Hezekiah was successful in all his works.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The same Ezekias stopped up the course of the water of Gion above, and brought the water down straight south of the city of David. And Ezekias prospered in all his works. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=8715" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery</a> …29He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth. 30<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">It was</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5640.htm" title="5640: sā·ṯam (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To stop up, shut up, keep close. Or satham; a primitive root; to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret.">who blocked</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: hā·‘el·yō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">the upper</a> <a href="/hebrew/4161.htm" title="4161: mō·w·ṣā (N-msc) -- A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring. ">outlet</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê·mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of the Spring</a> <a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="1521: ḡî·ḥō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Gichown; from giyach; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley near Jerusalem.">of Gihon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474: way·yayš·šə·rêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To be smooth, straight, or right. A primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be right, pleasant, prosperous.">and channeled</a> <a href="/hebrew/4295.htm" title="4295: lə·maṭ·ṭāh- (Prep-l:: Adv) -- From avar with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes.">it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4628.htm" title="4628: ma‘·rā·ḇāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- West. Or maearabah; from arab, in the sense of shading; the west.">to the west side</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lə·‘îr (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the City</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">And Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6743.htm" title="6743: way·yaṣ·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To push forward. Or tsaleach; a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses.">prospered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">that he did.</a> 31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20</a> As 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? <a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9-11</a> You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool. / You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall. / You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago. <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a> And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him. <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34-37</a> I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” / And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. ... <a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35-38</a> ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” / Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. ... <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13-16</a> In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. / Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace. ... <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Isaiah 36:1-3</a> In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. / Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him. <a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">2 Kings 18:17-19:37</a> Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. <a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Isaiah 37:1-38</a> On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. / And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz / to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. ... <a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">2 Kings 18:1-8</a> In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. / He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. ... <a href="/isaiah/36-4.htm">Isaiah 36:4-22</a> The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours? / You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? / Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. ... <a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1-7</a> On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. / And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz / to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. ... <a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Isaiah 37:6-7</a> who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. / Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’” <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">2 Kings 19:8-13</a> When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah. / Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, / “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. ... <a href="/isaiah/37-8.htm">Isaiah 37:8-13</a> When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah. / Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, / “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">1 Kings 1:45</a> And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.stopped<a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">2 Chronicles 32:4</a> 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?<a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9-11</a> 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… Gihon<a href="/1_kings/1-33.htm">1 Kings 1:33,38,45</a> The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: … And Hezekiah<a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7,8</a> Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest… <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a> Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-3.htm">Blocked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">Gihon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-26.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/james/3-11.htm">Outlet</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">Prospered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-22.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-14.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-27.htm">Succeeded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">Watercourse</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-3.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">West</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-37.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-8.htm">Blocked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">City</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-7.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Gihon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-32.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-32.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/james/3-11.htm">Outlet</a> <a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Prospered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/ezra/4-21.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/ezra/8-21.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">Succeeded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Watercourse</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">West</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 32</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people</a> 9. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-9.htm">Hezekiah and Isaiah pray against the blasphemies of Sennarchib</a> 21. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians</a> 24. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-24.htm">Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery</a> 25. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">His proud heart is humbled by God</a> 27. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">His wealth and works</a> 31. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm">His error in the ambassage of Babylon</a> 32. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-32.htm">He dying, Manasseh succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Spring of Gihon was a crucial water source for Jerusalem, located in the Kidron Valley. By blocking the upper outlet, Hezekiah aimed to secure the city's water supply against the Assyrian siege led by Sennacherib. This action reflects Hezekiah's wisdom and foresight in protecting his people. The Gihon Spring is also historically significant as the site where Solomon was anointed king (<a href="/1_kings/1-33.htm">1 Kings 1:33-45</a>), symbolizing a place of divine blessing and provision.and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah's construction of a tunnel to redirect the waters of the Gihon Spring to the west side of the City of David is a remarkable feat of ancient engineering. This tunnel, known as Hezekiah's Tunnel, is approximately 1,750 feet long and was carved through solid rock. It ensured a continuous water supply within the city walls, crucial during times of siege. Archaeological discoveries, including the Siloam Inscription, confirm the historical accuracy of this biblical account. The City of David, the original nucleus of Jerusalem, holds deep historical and spiritual significance as the site of King David's reign and the location of the Ark of the Covenant.And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did. Hezekiah's prosperity is attributed to his faithfulness to God and his reforms to restore proper worship in Judah. His reign is marked by a return to the worship of Yahweh, the removal of idolatrous practices, and the celebration of the Passover (2 Chronicles 30). The prosperity he experienced is seen as a divine blessing for his obedience and trust in God. This phrase echoes the biblical principle that those who follow God's commandments and seek His guidance will find success and favor (<a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a>, <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>). Hezekiah's life serves as a type of Christ, exemplifying a righteous king who leads his people in faithfulness to God, prefiguring the ultimate reign of Jesus as the King of Kings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The King of Judah known for his faithfulness to God and his reforms to restore proper worship. He is noted for his trust in God during the Assyrian siege and his efforts to strengthen Jerusalem's defenses. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gihon_spring.htm">Gihon Spring</a> A vital water source located outside the walls of ancient Jerusalem. Hezekiah's engineering project redirected its waters to ensure the city's water supply during sieges. 3. <a href="/topical/c/city_of_david.htm">City of David</a> The ancient core of Jerusalem, named after King David, who established it as the capital of Israel. It was a strategic and spiritual center for the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah's_tunnel.htm">Hezekiah's Tunnel</a> An engineering marvel of the ancient world, this tunnel was constructed to bring water from the Gihon Spring into the city, demonstrating Hezekiah's wisdom and foresight. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prosperity_of_hezekiah.htm">Prosperity of Hezekiah</a> The verse highlights that Hezekiah prospered in all his endeavors, attributed to his faithfulness and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a> Hezekiah's account teaches us the importance of combining faith in God with practical action. While he trusted God for deliverance, he also took wise steps to protect his people. <a href="/topical/g/godly_leadership.htm">Godly Leadership</a> Hezekiah exemplifies how leaders should prioritize the welfare of their people and seek God's guidance in their decisions. <a href="/topical/d/divine_prosperity.htm">Divine Prosperity</a> True prosperity comes from aligning our actions with God's will. Hezekiah's success was a result of his obedience and dedication to God. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_wisdom.htm">Preparation and Wisdom</a> Just as Hezekiah prepared for potential threats by securing the water supply, we should be wise and proactive in addressing challenges in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 32</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_pool_of_siloam.htm">What is the Pool of Siloam?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_the_bible_divinely_inspired.htm">How can the Bible be divinely inspired if some books contain different styles, errors, and conflicting messages?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_hezekiah's_tunnel_doubts.htm">How do we reconcile Hezekiah’s tunnel (2 Chronicles 32:30) with evidence that questions the scope or timeline of its construction?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_bible_history_differ_from_archaeology.htm">Why does the Bible's history of Israel differ from what archaeology suggests?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) This same Hezekiah also stopped.--And he, Hezekiah, had closed in the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon. (See <a href="/2_chronicles/32-3.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 32:3</a>.)And brought . . . city of David.--And conducted them underground to the west of the city of David. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm" title="And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?">2Kings 20:20</a>, where also this great work of Hezekiah is referred to in concluding his history: "He made the pool, and the aqueduct, and brought the waters into the city.") The chronicler gives further details.Brought it straight.--Directed or conducted them (wayyashsh?r?m; the form in the Hebrew margin is a peculiar contraction of the ordinary piel form which appears in the text).And Hezekiah prospered.--<a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm" title="And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.">2Chronicles 31:21</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm" title="Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.">1Chronicles 29:23</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - Stopped the upper watercourse, etc. (see our vers. 3, 4). What Hezekiah "stopped" was the spring, or more strictly access to it, and guided its prized waters down, probably by an underground channel, to Siloam, or else to the pool in the city which he had constructed and enclosed by that "another wall without" (ver. 5), west of the "city of David." <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>It was וְה֣וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Hezekiah יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ (yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites who blocked סָתַם֙ (sā·ṯam) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5640.htm">Strong's 5640: </a> To stop up, to repair, to keep secret the upper הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן (hā·‘el·yō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme outlet מוֹצָ֞א (mō·w·ṣā) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4161.htm">Strong's 4161: </a> A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring of the Spring מֵימֵ֤י (mê·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen of Gihon גִיחוֹן֙ (ḡî·ḥō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1521.htm">Strong's 1521: </a> Gihon -- 'a bursting forth', one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jerusalem and channeled וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥ם (way·yayš·šə·rêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3474.htm">Strong's 3474: </a> To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous it down לְמַֽטָּה־ (lə·maṭ·ṭāh-) Preposition-l | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4295.htm">Strong's 4295: </a> Downward, below, beneath to the west side מַּעְרָ֖בָה (ma‘·rā·ḇāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4628.htm">Strong's 4628: </a> The west of the City לְעִ֣יר (lə·‘îr) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of David. דָּוִ֑יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse And Hezekiah יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites prospered וַיַּצְלַ֥ח (way·yaṣ·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6743.htm">Strong's 6743: </a> To push forward in all בְּכָֽל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that he did. מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ (ma·‘ă·śê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 32:30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 32:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 32:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 32:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 32:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>