NET

4 A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. They reasoned, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?”

Darby

4 And there was gathered together much people, and they stopped all the fountains, and the torrent that flows through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?

KJV

4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran^K2712through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

KJV Bible Notes

ran: Heb. overflowed.

Strong's

4 So there was gathered^H6908 much^H7227 people^H5971 together^H6908, who stopped^H5640 all the fountains^H4599, and the brook^H5158 that ran^H7857 through the midst^H8432 of the land^H776, saying^H559, Why should the kings^H4428 of Assyria^H804 come^H935, and find^H4672 much^H7227 water^H4325?