10. He also built towers in the desert and dug many wells, because he had many cattle on the western hills and in the plains. He had people who worked his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, because he loved the land.
11. Uzziah had an army of trained soldiers. They were counted and put in groups by Jeiel the royal secretary and Maaseiah the officer. Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders, was their leader.
12. There were twenty-six hundred leaders over the soldiers.
13. They were in charge of an army of three hundred seven thousand five hundred men who fought with great power to help the king against the enemy.
14. Uzziah gave his army shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and stones for their slings.