10 Since he had many cattle both in the Judean foothills[a] and the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many wells.(A) And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands.[b]

11 Uzziah had an army equipped for combat that went out to war by division according to their assignments, as recorded by Jeiel the court secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders. 12 The total number of heads of families was 2,600 brave warriors.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:10 Or the Shephelah
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:10 Or in Carmel

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