And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
Store of victual, and of oil and wine. Odoriferous oil and sweet wine were used by the ancient Jews as much as by the modern Arabs and Orientals generally (cf. Psalms 104:15; Odyssey, 2:, 339). In the crippled state of his kingdom, he seems to have been afraid lest it might be made the prey of some powerful neighbours.