2 Chronicles 32:4
So 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?
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 32:1 introduces Sennacherib's invasion, providing the immediate context for Hezekiah's water diversion.
2 Chronicles 32:30 records Hezekiah redirecting the Gihon spring — the same water management as stopping springs in verse 4.
2 Kings 18:13 gives the parallel account of Sennacherib's attack on Judah, the same event prompting Hezekiah's water stoppage.
In 2 Kings 20:20, Hezekiah's water tunnel brought water into the city, contrasting with stopping external water sources for defense.
2 Kings 19:17 records Hezekiah's prayer acknowledging Assyrian destruction, linking his tactical preparation to his reliance on God.
In 2 Kings 3:25, the same military tactic of stopping springs appears in the Moab campaign, showing this was a common ancient siege strategy.
In Nahum 3:14, Nineveh is urged to draw water for siege, opposite of Hezekiah denying water to Assyria.