Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

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Bible References

The brook

2 Chronicles 32:30
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.
2 Chronicles 30:14
They arose and removed the altars which were in Jerusalem; they also removed all the incense altars and cast them into the brook Kidron.

Kings

2 Chronicles 32:1
After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.
2 Kings 18:9
Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
2 Kings 19:17
Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands
Isaiah 10:8
For it says, “Are not my princes all kings?

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1 Kings 3:9
So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
1 Kings 19:21
So he returned from following him, and took the pair of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah and ministered to him.

General references

Isaiah 22:9
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.

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