2 Chronicles 26:9

“Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, etc.] Which was broken down by the king of Israel in his father’s time, (<142523>2 Chronicles 25:23) and which he not only repaired, but strengthened, by building a tower upon it: and at the valley gate; which led to the valley, (<160213>Nehemiah 2:13 3:13), called the valley of the dead bodies, in which they were cast, and in which the brook Kidron ran, (<243140>Jeremiah 31:40) and at the turning of the wall; at each of those places he built towers, which Josephus f100 says were one hundred and fifty cubits high: and fortified them; put garrisons of soldiers into them.”

“HIS BUILDINGS. (Ch2 26:9-10) Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, &c.--whence resistance could be made, or missiles discharged against assailants. The sites of the principal of these towers were: at the corner gate (Ch2 25:23), the northwest corner of the city; at the valley gate on the west, where the Joppa gate now is; at the "turning"--a curve in the city wall on the eastern side of Zion. The town, at this point, commanded the horse gate which defended Zion and the temple hill on the southeast [BERTHEAU].”

“26:9-10 Uzziah repaired damage done to Jerusalem’s walls by Jehoash in his campaign against Amaziah; Uzziah might also have repaired damage from the famous earthquake during his time (Amos 1:1; Zech 14:5). Towers and cisterns from excavations in Qumran, Gibeah, Beersheba, and other sites date to this period. • Uzziah was a patron of agriculture, a vital industry for an independent society.”

“the corner gate: Ch2 25:23; Kg2 14:13; Jer 31:38; Zac 14:10 the valley gate: Neh 3:13, Neh 3:19, Neh 3:32 the turning: Neh 3:20, Neh 3:24 fortified: or, repaired 2 Chronicles 26:10”