¹² He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

⁵ Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall^(A) and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces^[a](B) of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons^(C) and shields.

¹⁴ Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.^{(A) 15} In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

²² And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad;^(A) he hated^(B) Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

¹⁹ Tamar put ashes^(A) on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.