Verse 9
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate ,.... Which was broken down by the king of Israel in his father's time, 2 Chronicles 25:23 and which he not only repaired, but strengthened, by building a tower upon it:
and at the valley gate ; which led to the valley, Nehemiah 2:13 , called the valley of the dead bodies, in which they were cast, and in which the brook Kidron ran, Jeremiah 31:40 .
and at the turning of the wall ; at each of those places he built towers, which Josephus F15 Antiqu. l. 9. c. 10. sect. 3. says were one hundred and fifty cubits high: and fortified them; put garrisons of soldiers into them.
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