So give me this hill country. The Lord promised it to me that day. At that time you yourself heard that the Anakites were living there. You also heard that their cities were large and had high walls around them. But I’ll drive them out, just as the Lord said I would. He will help me do it.”Then Joshua blessed Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. He gave him Hebron as his share.
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He made Judah more secure by building up its towns.He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,Beth Zur, Soko and Adullam.He also built up Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. All of them were cities in Judah and Benjamin that had high walls around them.
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem. They were at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate and the angle of the wall. He made the towers very strong.He also built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, because he had a lot of livestock. The livestock were in the western hills and on the plains. Uzziah had people working in his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the rich lands. That’s because he loved the soil.
“ 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.