¹⁹ These `are' those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the cities of fortress, in all Judah.

² and putteth a force in all the fenced cities of Judah, and putteth garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.

¹² and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.

²³ And he hath understanding, and spreadeth out of all his sons to all lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all cities of the bulwarks, and giveth to them provision in abundance; and he asketh a multitude of wives.

¹² And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,