Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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 all his works he did prosperously what he would. 1 Kings 1:45 And Sadoc, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, have anointed him king, in Gihon: and they are gone up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again: this is the noise that you have heard. stopped 2 Chronicles 32:4 He gathered together a very great multitude, and they stopped up all the springs, and the brook, that ran through the midst of the land, saying: Lest the kings of the Assyrians should come, and find abundance of water. Isaiah 22:9-11 And you shall see the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you have gathered together the waters of the lower pool, . . . Gihon 1 Kings 1:33,38,45 He said to them: Take with you the servants of your lord, and set my son Solomon upon my mule: and bring him to Gihon: . . . And Hezekiah Joshua 1:7,8 Take courage therefore, and be very valiant: that thou mayst observe and do all the law, which Moses my servant hath commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayst understand all things which thou dost. . . . Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: . . . Context Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery…29And he built himself cities: for he had flocks of sheep, and herds without number, for the Lord had given him very much substance. 30This 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 all his works he did prosperously what he would.31But yet in the embassy of the princes of Babylon, that were sent to him, to inquire of the wonder that had happened upon the earth, God left him that he might be tempted, and all things might be made known that were in his heart.… Cross References 1 Kings 1:33 He said to them: Take with you the servants of your lord, and set my son Solomon upon my mule: and bring him to Gihon: 2 Kings 20:20 And the rest of the acts of Ezechias, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought waters into the city, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda? 2 Chronicles 32:4 He gathered together a very great multitude, and they stopped up all the springs, and the brook, that ran through the midst of the land, saying: Lest the kings of the Assyrians should come, and find abundance of water. Lexicon It wasוְה֣וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Hezekiah יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ (yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites who blocked סָתַם֙ (sā·ṯam) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5640: To stop up, to repair, to keep secret the upper הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן (hā·‘el·yō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5945: An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme outlet מוֹצָ֞א (mō·w·ṣā) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4161: A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring of the Spring מֵימֵ֤י (mê·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of Gihon גִיחוֹן֙ (ḡî·ḥō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1521: 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 Strong's Hebrew 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous it down לְמַֽטָּה־ (lə·maṭ·ṭāh-) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 4295: Downward, below, beneath to the west side מַּעְרָ֖בָה (ma‘·rā·ḇāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4628: The west of the City לְעִ֣יר (lə·‘îr) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement of David. דָּוִ֑יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse And Hezekiah יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2396: 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 Strong's Hebrew 6743: To push forward in all בְּכָֽל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every that he did. מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ (ma·‘ă·śê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property Additional Translations 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.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. 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. 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. And he, Hezekiah, stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 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. 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. 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. 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; Jump to Previous Blocked City Closed David Directed Gihon Hezekiah Hezeki'ah Higher Outlet Prospered Side Spring Stopped Straight Succeeded Upper Water Watercourse Waters West WorksJump to Next Blocked City Closed David Directed Gihon Hezekiah Hezeki'ah Higher Outlet Prospered Side Spring Stopped Straight Succeeded Upper Water Watercourse Waters West WorksExternal Links 2 Chronicles 32:30 NIV2 Chronicles 32:30 NLT 2 Chronicles 32:30 ESV 2 Chronicles 32:30 NASB 2 Chronicles 32:30 ASV 2 Chronicles 32:30 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 32:30 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 32:30 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 32:30 French Bible 2 Chronicles 32:30 German Bible Alphabetical: all and blocked channeled City David did directed down everything Gihon He Hezekiah in It of outlet prospered side spring stopped succeeded that the them to undertook upper was water waters west who OT History: 2 Chronicles 32:30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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