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10 He built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the foothills[a] and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel,[b] for he loved agriculture.[c]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:10 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”