He set to work resolutely and built up (A)all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it,[a] and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the (B)Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke (C)encouragingly to them, saying, (D)“Be strong and courageous. (E)Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, (F)for there are more with us than with him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Vulgate; Hebrew and raised upon the towers

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