2 Chronicles 11:23

11:23 He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. ¹  He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them. ² 

2 Chronicles 26:10

26:10 He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands ³  and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, ⁴  for he loved agriculture. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “and he was discerning and broke up from all his sons to all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities.”

² tn “and he asked for a multitude of wives.”

³ tn Heb “Shephelah.”

⁴ tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”