Theseare they who servedthe king,apartfrom those whomthe kingputin the fortifiedcitiesthrough allJudah.
[He put] shieldsand spearsin everycityand strengthenedthem greatly.So he heldJudahand Benjamin.
He actedwiselyand distributedsomeof his sonsthroughallthe territoriesof Judahand Benjaminto allthe fortifiedcities,and he gavethem foodin abundance.And he soughtmanywives[for them].
So Jehoshaphatgrewgreaterand greater,and he builtfortressesand storecitiesin Judah.
and nextto him Jehozabad,and with him 180,000equippedfor war.
He placedtroopsin allthe fortifiedcitiesof Judah,and setgarrisonsin the landof Judahand in the citiesof EphraimwhichAsahis fatherhad captured.
Now afterthishe builtthe outerwallof the cityof Davidon the westsideof Gihon,in the valley,even to the entranceof the FishGate;and he encircledthe Ophel[with it] and madeit veryhigh.Then he putarmycommandersin allthe fortifiedcitiesof Judah.
