³ Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.^(A)

¹⁴ Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon^(A) spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate^(B) and encircling the hill of Ophel;^(C) he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

²⁶ and the temple servants^(A) living on the hill of Ophel^(B) made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate^(C) toward the east and the projecting tower. ²⁷ Next to them, the men of Tekoa^(D) repaired another section, from the great projecting tower^(E) to the wall of Ophel.

² he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten^(A) and put in the stocks^(B) at the Upper Gate of Benjamin^(C) at the Lord’s temple.

²⁰ He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate^(A) and seated the king on the royal throne.