He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then they came very close to him and said, &#8220;We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">The enemy&#8217;s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you destroyed their cities;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">all memory of the enemies has perished.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For you will spread out to the right and to the left;p> <p class="poetry">your children will conquer<n id="1" /> nationsp> <p class="poetry">and will resettle desolate cities.p>

He built royal cities<n id="1" /> and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.p>

Now, assign me this hill country which the <sc>Lordsc> promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities.<n id="1" /> But, assuming the <sc>Lordsc> is with me, I will conquer<n id="2" /> them, as the <sc>Lordsc> promised.&#8221;

I gave you a land in<n id="1" /> which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of<n id="2" /> vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.&#8217;p>