And he builded Palmyra in desert, and he builded other full strong cities in Hamath.
Forsooth Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer.
Then Jehoshaphat increased, and was magnified till to on high; and he builded in Judah houses at the like-ness of towers, and full strong cities;
Also he went into Hamath of Zobah, and got it.
And he builded the higher Beth-horon and the lower Bethhoron, walled cities, having gates, and locks, and bars;
And so he made masters of works sovereigns to them, that they should torment them with charges. And they made [the] cities of tabernacles, either of treasures, as it is in Hebrew, to Pharaoh, Pithom, and Raamses.