2 Kings 20:20

And[R.V. Now] the rest of the acts of Hezekiah The Chronicler enlarges somewhat on Hezekiah's prosperity, -The Lord guided [the king and his people] on every side. And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth". This may account for the abundance of treasure which was ready to be shewn to the Babylonian embassy.

all his might He seems among other things to have had much cattle, which was one of the chief forms of wealth in those days. He had (2 Chronicles 32:28-29) -stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much".

he made a[R.V. the] pool, and a[R.V. the] conduit What Hezekiah did is more definitely described by the Chronicler. -He stopped", it is said, -the upper water course of Gihon". By this is most likely meant what the king did before the invasion of Sennacherib. In some way, by covering over, or diverting, he conveyed the waters of this spring into the city, and made a pool or reservoir to hold a supply for the city at a much lower level, in the valley between the two hills on which Jerusalem was mainly built. This operation the Chronicler describes by -he brought it (the water) straight down to the west side of the city of David". This would be done by an underground passage.

in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah The sources of Hezekiah's history are called in 2 Chronicles -the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, andthe book of the kings of Judah and Israel". How far these are identical with what is meant by the verse before us is not clear. But from the history which is produced in the prophecy of Isaiah, we feel sure that there cannot have been much difference in the sources whence the accounts were derived, though the Chronicler has dwelt much more fully on the religious reforms of the king, than suited the plan of the compiler of Kings.