He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath.
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer’s whole army,
So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and cities where supplies were stored in Judah.
Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and conquered it.
He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.
So the Egyptians put slave drivers in charge of them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh.