2 Chronicles 27:4

4 and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

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 And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing corruptly.

3 He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;

4 and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

5 And he hath fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevaileth over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and of barley ten thousand; this have the sons of Ammon returned to him both in the second year, and in the third.

6 And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.