In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them.<n id="1" /> Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.p>

In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifices to other gods. He angered the <sc>Lordsc> God of his ancestors.p>

Men were assigned to take the prisoners and find clothes among the plunder for those who were naked.<n id="1" /> So they clothed them, supplied them with sandals, gave them food and drink, and provided them with oil to rub on their skin.<n id="2" /> They put the ones who couldn&#8217;t walk on donkeys.<n id="3" /> They brought them back to their brothers at Jericho,<n id="4" /> the city of the date palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.p>

As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities,<n id="1" /> men were assigned<n id="2" /> to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.p>

Hezekiah<n id="1" /> energetically rebuilt<n id="2" /> every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall,<n id="3" /> and fortified the terrace of the City of David.<n id="4" /> He made many weapons and shields.p>