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10 He built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the foothills[a] and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel,[b] for he loved agriculture.[c]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:10 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”

As for you, watchtower for the flock,[a]
fortress of Daughter Zion[b]
your former dominion will be restored,[c]
the sovereignty that belongs to Daughter Jerusalem.”

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  1. Micah 4:8 tn Heb “Migdal Eder.” Some English versions transliterate this phrase, apparently because they view it as a place name (cf. NAB).
  2. Micah 4:8 sn The city of David, located within Jerusalem, is addressed as Daughter Zion. As the home of the Davidic king, who was Israel’s shepherd (Ps 78:70-72), the royal citadel could be viewed metaphorically as the watchtower of the flock.
  3. Micah 4:8 tn Heb “to you it will come, the former dominion will arrive.”