¹⁹ These were in the service of the king, besides ^(A)those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

² He placed forces in all the ^(A)fortified cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim ^(B)that Asa his father had captured.

¹² And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities,

²³ And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities, and he gave them abundant provisions and procured wives for them.^[a]

¹² And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.