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2 Chronicles 11:5

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Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built strong cities in Judah to defend against attacks.

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He also built towns in the hill country of Judah. He built fortresses and towers in the forests.

Uzziah fought a war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls around the towns of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Uzziah built towns near the town of Ashdod and in other places among the Philistines.

Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and storage towns in the country of Judah.

Then King Asa gave an order for all the men in Judah, with no exceptions. They had to go to Ramah and carry out all the stone and wood that Baasha was using to build up the city. They carried the material to Geba in Benjamin and to Mizpah and used it to strengthen those two cities.

Rehoboam acted wisely and spread all his sons through all the areas of Judah and Benjamin to every strong city. And Rehoboam gave plenty of supplies to his sons. He also looked for wives for them.

He repaired the cities of Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Shishak defeated the strong cities of Judah. Then Shishak brought his army to Jerusalem.

He put groups of soldiers in all the towns of Judah that were made into fortresses. He built fortresses in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

Jehoshaphat gave his sons many gifts of silver, gold, and precious things. He also gave them strong fortresses in Judah. But Jehoshaphat gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was his oldest son.

This was while the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem. The army of Babylon was also fighting against the cities of Judah that had not been captured. These cities were Lachish and Azekah. These were the only fortified cities left in the land of Judah.

He also removed all the high places and incense altars from all the towns in Judah. So the kingdom had peace when Asa was king.




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