Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He made Judah more secure by building up its towns.

罗波安住在耶路撒冷，在犹大地修筑城邑，

罗波安住在耶路撒冷，在犹大为防御修筑城镇，

罗波安住在耶路撒冷，在犹大为防御修筑城镇，

罗波安住在耶路撒冷，他在犹大修筑城池以作防御。

罗波安住在耶路撒冷，他在犹大建造了多座设防城。

羅波安住在耶路撒冷，在猶大地修築城邑，

羅波安住在耶路撒冷，在猶大為防禦修築城鎮，

羅波安住在耶路撒冷，在猶大為防禦修築城鎮，

羅波安住在耶路撒冷，他在猶大修築城池以作防禦。

羅波安住在耶路撒冷，他在猶大建造了多座設防城。

羅波安住在耶路撒冷；他在猶大修造了城邑做堡障。

羅波安居耶路撒冷、建邑於猶大、以為保障、

羅波暗居耶路撒冷、在猶大地建邑垣、

羅波安都於耶路撒冷、在猶大地建數城為保障、

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah:

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah.

Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he fortified cities in Judah.

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he fortified cities in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

Solomon rebuilt the villages Hiram had given him. Solomon had Israelites make their homes in them.Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah. He captured it.He also built up Tadmor in the desert. He built up all the cities in Hamath where he could store things.He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon. He put up high walls around them. He made their city gates secure with heavy metal bars.He rebuilt Baalath and all the cities where he could store things. He also rebuilt all the cities for his chariots and horses. Solomon built anything he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon and all the territory he ruled.

Rehoboam acted wisely. He scattered some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin. He put them in all the cities that had high walls around them. He gave them plenty of food and everything else they needed. He also gave them many wives.

The Lord made Judah a place where it wasn’t safe to live anymore. At that time, you depended on the weapons in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places. You stored up water in the Lower Pool.You picked out the weaker buildings in Jerusalem. You tore them down and used their stones to strengthen the city walls against attack.You built a pool between the two walls. You used it to save the water that was running down from the Old Pool. But you didn’t look to the God who made it all possible. You didn’t pay any attention to the God who planned everything long ago.

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah to Ramah. They carried away the stones and wood Baasha had been using. Asa used them to build up Geba and Mizpah.

He built towns in the hill country of Judah. He also built forts and towers in areas that had a lot of trees in them.

Uzziah went to war against the Philistines. He broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. Then he rebuilt some towns that were near Ashdod. He also rebuilt some other towns where Philistines lived.

He built up the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. The land was at peace. No one was at war with Asa during those years. That’s because the Lord gave him peace and rest.“ Let’s build up our towns,” Asa said to the people of Judah.“ Let’s put walls around them. Let’s provide them with towers. Let’s make them secure with gates that have heavy metal bars. The land still belongs to us. That’s because we’ve trusted in the Lord our God. We trusted in him, and he has given us peace and rest on every side.” So they built. And things went well for them.

Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built forts in Judah. He also built cities in Judah where he could store things.