9 Moreover, Uz·ziʹah built towers+ in Jerusalem by the Corner Gate,+ the Valley Gate,+ and the Buttress, and he fortified them. 10 Further, he built towers+ in the wilderness and dug* many cisterns (for he had a great deal of livestock); he also did so in the She·pheʹlah and on the plain.* He had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carʹmel, for he loved agriculture.