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Hezekiah fortified his city and brought water into it; with iron tools he cut through the rock and built cisterns to hold the water.

Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst; he tunneled the rock with iron tools, and built cisterns for the water.

Hezekiah prepared his city to resist a siege and provided it with a water supply. He had a tunnel built through solid rock with iron tools and had cisterns built to hold the water.

Hezekiah made strong his city [or Hezekiah strengthened his city], and brought water into the midst thereof; and he digged a rock with iron, and builded a pit to (or for) (the) water.

Hezeki′ah fortified his city, and brought water into the midst of it; he tunneled the sheer rock with iron and built pools for water.

Hezekiah fortified his city and brought water into its midst; he tunneled the rock with iron tools and built cisterns for the water.

Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst; he tunnelled the rock with iron tools, and built cisterns for the water.

Hezekiah strengthened the city’s defenses, and he provided a water supply. He tunneled through rock with iron tools, and he constructed storage tanks for water.

Hezekiah fortified his city and had water brought into it; With bronze tools he cut through the rocks and dammed up a mountain site for water.

Hezeki′ah fortified his city, and brought water into the midst of it; he tunneled the sheer rock with iron and built pools for water.

Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst; he tunnelled the rock with iron tools, and built cisterns for the water.