6. And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7. and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8. indeed also Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9. then too Adoram, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10. as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11. And when he had enclosed them with walls, he placed in them rulers, and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and wine.
12. Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.