The Ammonites also gave (A)tribute to Uzziah, and his [a]fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at (B)the Corner Gate and at the (C)Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them. 10 He built towers in the wilderness and (D)hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the [b]lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:8 Lit name went to the entering of Egypt
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:10 Heb shephelah