he consulted with his advisers and military officers about stopping up the springs<n id="1" /> outside the city, and they supported him.

<p class="bodytext">Hezekiah dammed up the source of the waters of the Upper Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the City of David.<n id="1" /> Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did.

A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district.<n id="1" /> They reasoned,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?&#8221;