Discovery Box2 Chronicles 26:6-9 
Context26:6 Uzziah attacked 1 the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory. 2 26:7 God helped him in his campaigns 3 against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites. 26:8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached 4 the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.
26:9 Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle. 5
1 tn Heb “went out and fought.”
2 tn Heb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.”
3 tn The words “in his campaigns” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons
4 tn Heb “and his name went to.”
5 tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoa’), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.
