These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

The people of Judah assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help.

All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah.

He was buried in the City of David with the kings, because he had accomplished good in Israel and for God and his temple.

His body was carried back by horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in the City of David.

Jotham passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.

Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the Lord’s temple.

he consulted with his advisers and military officers about stopping up the springs outside the city, and they supported him.

In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,

They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the Lord caused them to panic. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods.

Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

After this Manasseh built up the outer wall of the City of David on the west side of the Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and all around the terrace; he made it much higher. He placed army officers in all the fortified cities in Judah.

Solomon rebuilt the cities that Huram had given him and settled Israelites there.

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

Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.

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.

In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.

Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.