2 Chronicles 26:10

10And he built towers in the wilderness and acut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

2 Chronicles 27:4

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

Isaiah 22:8-11

8He has taken away bthe covering of Judah.
In that day you looked to cthe weapons of the House of the Forest,
9and you saw that dthe breaches of the city of David were many. eYou collected the waters of the lower pool, 10and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. 11 fYou made a reservoir between gthe two walls for the water of hthe old pool. But iyou did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.

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