Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph stand in the record among the cities that Rehoboam fortified throughout Judah. Judah's early strength and prosperity under him did not rest on those defenses alone, but on acknowledging God as ruler. That strength was further enlarged by God-fearing people from the northern tribes who came up to Jerusalem to worship.
Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph stand in the record among the cities that Rehoboam fortified throughout Judah. Judah's early strength and prosperity under him did not rest on those defenses alone, but on acknowledging God as ruler. That strength was further enlarged by God-fearing people from the northern tribes who came up to Jerusalem to worship.