He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; (A)however he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people continued acting corruptly. He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and he built extensively the wall of (B)Ophel. Moreover, he built (C)cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.

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