¹⁹ These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.

² He put forces in all the walled towns of Judah, and responsible chiefs in the land of Judah and in the towns of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

¹² And in every town he put stores of body-covers and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

²³ And in his wisdom he had his sons stationed in every walled town through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin; and he gave them a great store of food, and took wives for them.

¹² Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.