2 Chronicles 14:5-7

Living Bible

⁵ Also, he removed the sun images from the hills and the incense altars from every one of Judah’s cities. That is why God gave his kingdom peace. ⁶ This made it possible for him to build walled cities throughout Judah.

⁷ “Now is the time to do it, while the Lord is blessing us with peace because of our obedience to him,” he told his people. “Let us build and fortify cities now, with walls, towers, gates, and bars.” So they went ahead with these projects very successfully.