ENCOURAGERS Be strong and courageous D o n 't be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his mighty army for there is a power far greater on our side He may have a great army but they are merely men We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us 2 CHRONICLES 3 2 : 7 -8 NLT King Sennacherib of Assyria had invaded Judah When King Hezekiah realized he was intent on attacking Jerusalem as well he talked things over with his military counselors and advisers They decided to stop the flow of springs outside Jerusalem cutting off a brook that ran through some fields so Sennacherib w o u l d n 't have plenty of water Hezekiah then had broken sections of the city wall repaired towers erected terraces reinforced and lots of weapons and shields made