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2 Chronicles 26:6-13 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

6. And he went out and made war against the Philistines, and he broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.

7. And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who were living in Gur-Baal and Meunim.

8. And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame went out to the boundary of Egypt, for he became very strong.

9. And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and he strengthened them.

10. And he built towers in the desert and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the Shephelah and on the plain, along with farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

11. And Uzziah had troops trained and ready for war in divisions according to the number of their enrollment at the hand of Jeuel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah of the king’s commanders.

12. The whole number of the heads of the families for mighty warriors of strength was two thousand six hundred.

13. And under their hand were army troops numbering three hundred and seven thousand five hundred who could make war with power and strength to help the king against an enemy.

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