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2 Chronicles 32

2 Chron. 32:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He took counsel
ya`ats (Hebrew #3289)
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
KJV usage: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
Pronounce: yaw-ats'
Origin: a primitive root
with his princes
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
and his mighty men
gibbowr (Hebrew #1368)
intensive from the same as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
KJV usage: champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Pronounce: ghib-bore'
Origin: or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}
to stop
catham (Hebrew #5640)
a primitive root; to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
KJV usage: closed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.
Pronounce: saw-tham'
Origin: or satham (Numbers 24:15) {saw-tham'}
the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
q of the fountains
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
which were without
chuwts (Hebrew #2351)
(both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
KJV usage: abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
Pronounce: khoots
Origin: or (shortened) chuts {khoots}
the city
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
: and they did help
`azar (Hebrew #5826)
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
KJV usage: help, succour.
Pronounce: aw-zar'
Origin: a primitive root
him.
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Isa. 22:9,11• 9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
 11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. (Isa. 22:9,11)

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Prince; Princess

Cross References

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took counsel.
2 Chron. 30:2• 2For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. (2 Chron. 30:2)
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2 Kings 18:20• 20Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? (2 Kings 18:20)
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Prov. 15:22• 22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. (Prov. 15:22)
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Prov. 20:18• 18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. (Prov. 20:18)
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Prov. 24:6• 6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. (Prov. 24:6)
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Isa. 40:13• 13Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him? (Isa. 40:13)
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Rom. 11:34• 34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? (Rom. 11:34)
to stop.
2 Kings 20:20• 20And 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? (2 Kings 20:20)
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Isa. 22:8‑11• 8And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.
 9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
 10And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
 11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. (Isa. 22:8‑11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the fountains of waters that were outside the city; and they helped him.