³ for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and ^(A)the ^[a]high places, and ^(B)broke down the sacred pillars ^(C)and cut down the wooden images.

⁷ Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.