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. Many people gathered and stopped up all the springs(A) and the stream that flowed through the land;(B) they said, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?” Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall(C) and heightening the towers and the other outside wall.(D) He repaired the supporting terraces(E) of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.

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