Ezrithe sonof Chelubhad chargeof the agriculturalworkerswho tilledthe soil.
Now Azmaveththe sonof Adielhad chargeof the king'sstorehouses.And Jonathanthe sonof Uzziahhad chargeof the storehousesin the country,in the cities,in the villagesand in the towers.
Shimeithe Ramathitehad chargeof the vineyards;and Zabdithe Shiphmitehad chargeof the produce of the vineyards[stored] in the winecellars.
He builttowersin the wildernessand hewedmanycisterns,for he hadmuchlivestock,both in the lowlandand in the plain.[He also had] plowmenand vinedressersin the hillcountryand the fertilefields,for he lovedthe soil.
After all,a kingwho cultivatesthe fieldis an advantageto the land.
