Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord^(A)

32 After ^(B)these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. ² And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, ³ he consulted with his leaders and ^[a]commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him. ⁴ Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the ^(C)springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, “Why should the ^[b]kings of Assyria come and find much water?” ⁵ And ^(D)he strengthened himself, ^(E)built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired ^[c]the ^(F)Millo in the City of David, and made ^[d]weapons and shields in abundance. ⁶ Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and ^(G)gave them encouragement, saying, ^7 (H)“Be strong and courageous; ^(I)do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for ^(J)there are more with us than with him. ⁸ With him is an ^(K)arm of flesh; but ^(L)with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.