⁷ Just as the True God helped him against the Philistines, He gave Uzziah victory over the Arabians in Gur-baal and the Meunites. ⁸ Then the Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his political strength was infamous all the way to Egypt’s border.

⁹ In Jerusalem, Uzziah commissioned the building of towers at the corner gate, the valley gate, and in the wall’s corners to further fortify the city.