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.
Throughyour messengersyou have reproachedthe Lord,And you have said,"With my manychariotsI cameup to the heightsof the mountains,To the remotestpartsof Lebanon;And I cutdownits tallcedars[and] its choicecypresses.And I enteredits farthestlodgingplace,its thickestforest.
Now Meshakingof Moabwas a sheepbreeder,and used to paythe kingof Israel100000lambsand the woolof 100,000rams.
So Jehoshaphatgrewgreaterand greater,and he builtfortressesand storecitiesin Judah.
He hadlargesuppliesin the citiesof Judah,and warriors,valiantmen,in Jerusalem.
Moreover, Uzziahhadan armyreadyfor battle,which enteredcombatby divisionsaccording to the numberof their muster,preparedby Jeielthe scribeand Maaseiahthe official,underthe directionof Hananiah,one of the king'sofficers.
He madecitiesfor himself and acquiredflocksand herdsin abundance,for Godhad givenhim verygreatwealth.
Ifyou seeoppressionof the poorand denialof justiceand righteousnessin the province,do not be shockedat the sight;for one officialwatchesoveranother official,and there are higherofficialsoverthem.
Is it not yetjust a littlewhileBefore Lebanonwill be turnedinto a fertilefield,And the fertilefieldwill be consideredas a forest?
allthe citiesof the plateauand allGileadand allBashan,as faras Salecahand Edrei,citiesof the kingdomof Ogin Bashan.
Maon,Carmeland Ziphand Juttah,
Samuelroseearlyin the morningto meetSaul;and it was toldSamuel,saying,"Saulcameto Carmel,and behold,he setup a monumentfor himself, then turnedand proceededon downto Gilgal."
