II Kings 20:20
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As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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Close of Hezekiah's reign. - On the basin (בּרכח) and the aqueduct constructed by him, see at Kg2 18:17.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. Hezekiah's sickness, and his recovery from that, in answer to prayer, in performance of a promise, in the use of means, and confirmed with a sign (Kg2 20:1-11). II. Hezekiah's sin, and his recovery from that (Kg2 20:12-19). In both of these, Isaiah was God's messenger to him. III. The conclusion of his reign (Kg2 20:20, Kg2 20:21).
Open source ↗20:20 For more on the extent of his power, see 18:7-8; 2 Chr 32:27-29. • In the face of Sennacherib’s threat, Hezekiah constructed a 1,777-foot tunnel that brought water from outside the city walls into Jerusalem (2 Chr 32:1-5, 30) to a pool called the Pool of Siloam. An inscription discovered in AD 1880 commemorates this engineering feat.
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