Solomon also built the town of Tadmor in the desert, and he built all the towns in Hamath as towns for storing grain and supplies.
Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer.
Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful. He built strong, walled cities and towns for storing supplies in Judah.
Then he went to Hamath Zobah and captured it.
He rebuilt the towns of Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, protecting them with strong walls, gates, and bars in the gates.
So the Egyptians made life hard for the Israelites. They put slave masters over them, who forced the Israelites to build the cities Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.