and he built Beth-horon, the upper, and Beth-horon, the nether, - fortified cities, with walls, and doors and bars;

and Zorah, and Aijalon and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, - as fortified cities.

And he strengthened the fortified places, - and put therein captains, and stores of food, and oil and wine;

So he took heed, and dispersed all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto all the fortified cities, and gave them food in abundance, - and asked a multitude of wives.

and put forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, - and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had captured.

These, were they who were waiting upon the king, - besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities, throughout all Judah.

And he stationed judges in the land, throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city;

After these things done in faithfulness, came Sennacherib king of Assyria, - and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.

And, after this, he built an outer wall to the city of David on the west of the Gihon in the ravine, even to the entering in through the fish-gate, and went round to Ophel, and carried it up very high, - and put captains of valour in all the fortified cities, throughout Judah.