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2 Chronicles 26

2 Chronicles 26:10

Uzziah Reigns in Judah · 2 Chronicles 26:1–23
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Translations

Modern
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
Traditional
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
Literal
And he built towers in the desert, and he dug many wells, for were unto him much livestock both in the Shephelah and in the plains, and plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and in Carmel; for he was a lover of the ground.
Latin
Exstruxit etiam turres in solitudine, et effodit cisternas plurimas, eo quod haberet multa pecora tam in campestribus quam in eremi vastitate: vineas quoque habuit et vinitores, in montibus et in Carmelo: erat quippe homo agriculturæ deditus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

Notes

2 Chronicles 26:9–10

  • Uzziah fixed the damage to Jerusalem's walls caused by Jehoash during his attack on Amaziah. Uzziah might have also repaired damage from the famous earthquake of his time (Amos 1:1; Zechariah 14:5). Towers and cisterns found in excavations at Qumran, Gibeah, Beersheba, and other sites date back to this period.

  • Uzziah supported agriculture, which was crucial for an independent society.

Theme notes and profiles

Uzziah

Parallels

2 Kings 14:21–22 2 Kings 15:1–7

Places

Shephelah: Lowland region between Judean hills and coastal plain

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Cistern Genealogy Qumran Tower Uzziah

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: Often Performed by Hirelings Agriculture or Farming: Persons Engaged In, Called: Husbandmen Agriculture or Farming: The Jews Loved and Followed Agriculture: Persons Engaged In, Called Husbandmen Agriculture: Practiced by Uzziah Blessing: Temporal, from God: To Uzziah Carmel: A City of Judah: King Uzziah, Who Delighted in Agriculture, had Vineyards At Fort: Erected in Vineyards and Herding Grounds God in Prospering Uzziah Grape: Cultivation of Grape: Grown: At Carmel Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Uzziah King: Commissary of Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Produce of Their own Lands Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah Mountains: Abounded With: Vineyards Shepherd: Watch Towers of The Vine: Required to be Dressed and Pruned to Increase Its Tower in the Desert Towers were Built in the Deserts Uzziah: Called Azariah: Promotes Cattle Raising and Agriculture Wells of Uzziah Wells: Frequently Made in the Desert