KJV King James Version
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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2 Kings 20:20
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?
WEB World English Bible
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
ASV American Standard Version
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and bringeth in the waters to the city, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 20
17 Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good [is] the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, [Is it] not [good], if peace and truth be in my days?
20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
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וְיֶ֨תֶרH3499 · ye.terremainderדִּבְרֵ֤יH1697 · da.varwordחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙H2396 · chiz.qiy.yahHezekiahוְכָל־H3605 · kolallגְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹH1369 · ge.vu.rahmightוַאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichעָשָׂ֗הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַבְּרֵכָה֙H1295 · be.re.khah(Shelah) Poolוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתְּעָלָ֔הH8585 · te.a.lahconduitוַיָּבֵ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterהָעִ֑ירָהH5892 · irexcitementהֲלֹא־H3808 · lonotהֵ֣םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)כְּתוּבִ֗יםH3789 · ka.tavto writeעַל־H5921 · aluponסֵ֛פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentדִּבְרֵ֥יH1697 · da.varwordהַיָּמִ֖יםH3117 · yomdayלְמַלְכֵ֥יH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָֽה׃H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah
Cross-references
Nehemiah 3:16After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto [the place] over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.2 Chronicles 32:32Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they [are] written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, [and] in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.2 Chronicles 32:4So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?2 Chronicles 32:30This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.Isaiah 22:9-11Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.2 Kings 8:23And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?1 Kings 14:19And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.2 Kings 16:19Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?1 Kings 15:7Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.2 Kings 15:6And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?2 Kings 15:26And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.1 Kings 15:23The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
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