^{5 Ref} Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

^{6 Ref} He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

^{7 Ref} For he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.