6And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him in the street of the gate of the city, and encouraged them, saying,


In Context

3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they helped him.

4 So there were assembled many people, 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?

5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

6 And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him in the street of the gate of the city, and encouraged them, saying,

7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there are more with us than with him:

8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 32:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:6And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:6He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:6And he appointed captains of the soldiers of the army: and he called them all together in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke to their heart, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:6And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:6And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him on the open place at the gate of the city, and spoke consolingly to them saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:6And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:6He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:6And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:6And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,