2 Chronicles 27:4

4 and built cities in the high country of Judah and forts and towers down in the forests.

2 Chronicles 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 27:4

Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah
In the mountainous part of it, the hill country of Judea, ( Luke 1:65 ) ,

and in the forests he built castles and towers;
for the safety of travellers, and of shepherds and their flocks, see ( 2 Chronicles 26:10 ) .

2 Chronicles 27:4 In-Context

2 In God's eyes he lived a good life, following the path marked out by his father Uzziah. Unlike his father, though, he didn't desecrate The Temple of God. But the people pushed right on in their lives of corruption.

3 Jotham constructed the Upper Gate of The Temple of God, considerably extended the Wall of the Ophel,

4 and built cities in the high country of Judah and forts and towers down in the forests.

5 He fought and beat the king of the Ammonites - that year the Ammonites turned over three and a quarter tons of silver and about sixty-five bushels of wheat, and another sixty-five bushels of barley. They repeated this for the next two years.

6 Jotham's strength was rooted in his steady and determined life of obedience to God.