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Bible Verses About Jerusalem: Water supply brought in from the Gihon by Hezekiah

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Verses on Water supply brought in from the Gihon by Hezekiah

  1. 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.

  2. So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

  3. And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

  4. Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

  5. Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

  6. And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

  7. and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;

  8. ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.