2Ch 26:6-15 | ESV | STEP | He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod , and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines .

2 Chronicles 26:6-15

6 He went out and ^amade war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. 7 God helped him ^bagainst the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the ^cMeunites. 8 The Ammonites ^dpaid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. 9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at ^ethe Corner Gate and at ^fthe Valley Gate and at ^gthe Angle, and fortified them. 10 And he built towers in the wilderness and ^hcut 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. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders. 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers’ houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of ⁱ307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, ^jcoats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. 15 In Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.