^26:9Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.¹⁵^26:10He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands¹⁶ and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel,¹⁷ for he loved agriculture.¹⁸

^26:11Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official. ^26:12The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600. ^26:13They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend¹⁹ the king against his enemies. ^26:14Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army. ^26:15In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful.²⁰

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Footnotes

15 On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoa’), see עַ(וֹ)מִקְץֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.
16 Heb “Shephelah.”
17 Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
18 Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”
19 Heb “help.”
20 Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”