⁷ “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest^(A) on every side.” So they built and prospered.

⁹ Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate,^(A) at the Valley Gate^(B) and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them.