11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; 7 he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah: 11:6 Bethlehem, 8 Etam, Tekoa, 11:7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, 11:8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 11:10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11:11 He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine. 11:12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. 9 Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
14:6 He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace. 14:7 He said to the people of Judah: 10 “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. 11 The land remains ours because we have followed 12 the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.” 13 So they built the cities 14 and prospered.
26:6 Uzziah attacked 15 the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory. 16 26:7 God helped him in his campaigns 17 against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites. 26:8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached 18 the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.
26:9 Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle. 19
32:27 Hezekiah was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made storehouses for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, and all his other valuable possessions. 24 32:28 He made storerooms for the harvest of grain, wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all his various kinds of livestock and his flocks. 25 32:29 He built royal cities 26 and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.
1 tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 18). Some medieval Hebrew
2 tn Heb “and he built…[as] cities of fortification, [with] walls, doors, and a bar.”
3 tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name is unexpected in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.
4 tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”
7 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
8 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
9 tn Heb “he strengthened them greatly, very much.”
10 tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.
11 tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”
12 tn Heb “sought.”
13 tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”
14 tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
15 tn Heb “went out and fought.”
16 tn Heb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.”
17 tn The words “in his campaigns” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons
18 tn Heb “and his name went to.”
19 tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoa’), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.
20 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
21 tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”
22 tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”
23 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
24 tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “and shields and all the desirable items.” The present translation assumes an emendation of מָגִנִּים (maginnim, “shields”) to מִגְדָּנִים (migdanim, “precious items”). See v. 23.
25 tn Heb “and stalls for all beasts and beasts, and flocks for the stalls.” The repetition of בְהֵמָה (bÿhemah, “beast”) here indicates various kinds of livestock.
26 tn Heb “and cities he made for himself.”