(b) REHOBOAM STRENGTHENS THE DEFENCES OF HIS KINGDOM (2 Chronicles 11:5-12).
This section is peculiar to the chronicler.
(5) Dwelt in Jerusalem. — As the capital.
Cities for defence. — (‘Arîm l’mâçôr = ‘arê mâçôr; 2 Chronicles 8:5), “embattled cities; “LXX., πόλεις τειχήρεις.
In Judah. — Not the territory of the tribe, but the kingdom is intended, for some of the fortresses were in Benjamin (2 Chronicles 11:10).