Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple he built altars for all the stars in the sky.

He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,

He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.

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.

Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.

He erected the altar of the Lord and offered on it peace offerings and thank offerings. He told the people of Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah.

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.

He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky and worshiped them.