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Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, at the Gate of the Corner, at the Gate of the Valley and at the Angle; and he fortified these. (2 Chronicles 26, 9)
He built towns in the highlands of Judah, and fortified places and towers in the fertile lands. (2 Chronicles 27, 4)
Then Jotham rested with his ancestors and they buried him in the City of David; his son Ahaz succeeded him. (2 Chronicles 27, 9)
Four men were appointed to provide the prisoners with clothing. From the loot they clothed all those who were naked; they gave them clothing and sandals, provided them with food and drink, and washed them. Those who were too weak to walk they put on donkeys and took them back to their kinsmen at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria. (2 Chronicles 28, 15)
Then Ahaz rested with his ancestors and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, though he was not taken into the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah succeeded him. (2 Chronicles 28, 27)
King Hezekiah lost no time but called the officials of the city together and went up to Yahweh's House. (2 Chronicles 29, 20)
After Hezekiah had faithfully done all this, Sennacherib king of Assyria invaded Judah. He pitched camp before the fortified towns and gave orders for his army to break their way through the walls. (2 Chronicles 32, 1)
so he summoned his officers and champions and they decided to cut off the water supply from the springs situated outside the city. (2 Chronicles 32, 3)
Hezekiah strengthened his defenses: he had the broken parts of the wall repaired, built towers on it, constructed a second wall on the outer side, strengthened the Millo of the City of David and made quantities of spears and shields. (2 Chronicles 32, 5)
He then appointed generals to command the people, had them assemble in the square by the city gate and spoke as follows to encourage them, (2 Chronicles 32, 6)
They shouted this out in the language of Judah, to the people of Jerusalem who were on the city wall, to confuse and frighten them, and so that they might capture the city: (2 Chronicles 32, 18)
It was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of Gihon Spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah succeeded in all he undertook. (2 Chronicles 32, 30)
