“You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the city fortress.

You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”

The Israelites said things about the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortress.