2 Chronicles 27:4

4 Moreover, he built ¹cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.

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 He did right in the sight of the LORD , according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not enter the temple of the LORD . But the people continued acting corruptly.

3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD , and he built extensively the wall of Ophel.

4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.

5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that the Ammonites gave him during that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second and in the third year.

6 So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 11:5