He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars,

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were all fortified cities throughout Judah and Benjamin.

He also strengthened the fortified cities, assigned officers to them, and stockpiled food, oil, and wine.

He also stockpiled shields and spears in every city and fortified them greatly to secure his rule over Judah and Benjamin.

Rehoboam was wise to distribute some of his children throughout all of the territories of Judah and Benjamin, placing them in all of the fortified cities. He allotted them abundant supplies of food and sought many wives for them.

Shishak captured the fortified cities of Judah and invaded as far as Jerusalem.

Asa built fortified cities throughout Judah while the land lay undisturbed, because the LORD had given him peace so that no one went to war against him during those years.

by placing troops in all of the fortified citadels through Judah and by establishing garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities that his father Asa had captured.

These men served the king, and there were others whom the king garrisoned inside fortified cities throughout all of Judah.

Their father gave them many gifts made of silver, and gold, as well as valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he passed the kingdom to Jehoram because Jehoram was his firstborn.

Uzziah also built towers in Jerusalem, at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle and fortified them.

After all of these acts of faithfulness occurred, King Sennacherib of Assyria came, invaded Judah, and laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.

Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all of the walls that had been broken down. Then he erected watch towers on them, and added another external wall. He fortified the terrace ramparts in the City of David and prepared a large number of weapons and shields.

After this, they set fire to God's Temple, demolished the wall around Jerusalem, burned all of its fortified buildings, and destroyed everything of value.