2 CHRONICLES 26:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.”
Agricultural and pastoral development — 'He built towers in the wilderness and hewed out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil' (וַיִּדְקֹר בִּידוֹ בַמִּדְבָּר וַיִּשְׂמַר בְּנֵי־מִשְׁמֶרֶת רַבִּים כִּי־הָיָה לוֹ מִקְנֶה־מְשֻׁלָּח בִּשְׁפֵלָה וּבַמִּישׁוֹר). Uzziah develops pastoral and agricultural resources. The phrase 'he loved the soil' (אהב האדמה) suggests ideological commitment to prosperity.
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