2 Chronicles 26:10
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And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle both in the plains, and in the waste of the desert: he had also vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he was a man that loved husbandry.

Genesis 26:18-21 And he digged again other wells, which the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, and which, after his death, the Philistines had of old stopped up: and he called them by the same names, by which his father before had called them. . . .

he had much

2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with their fleeces.

1 Chronicles 27:26-31 And over the tillage, and the husbandmen, who tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub: . . .

Carmel.

2 Kings 19:23 By the hand of thy servants thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said: With the multitude of my chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains, to the top of Libanus, and have cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees. And I have entered into the furthest parts thereof, and the forest of its Carmel.

Isaiah 29:17 Is it not yet a very little while, and Libanus shall be turned into charmel, and charmel shall be esteemed as a forest?

husbandry [heb] ground

Context
Uzziah Reigns in Judah
9And Ozias built towers in Jerusalem over the gate of the corner, and over the gate of the valley, and the rest, in the same side of the wall, and fortified them. 10And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle both in the plains, and in the waste of the desert: he had also vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he was a man that loved husbandry.11And the army of his fighting men, that went out to war, was under the hand of Jehiel the scribe, and Maasias the doctor, and under the hand of Henanias, who was one of the king's captains.…
Cross References
Genesis 26:18
And he digged again other wells, which the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, and which, after his death, the Philistines had of old stopped up: and he called them by the same names, by which his father before had called them.

Deuteronomy 3:10
All the cities that are situate in the plain, and all the land of Galaad and Basan as far as Selcha and Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og in Basan.

2 Kings 19:23
By the hand of thy servants thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said: With the multitude of my chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains, to the top of Libanus, and have cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees. And I have entered into the furthest parts thereof, and the forest of its Carmel.

2 Chronicles 26:11
And the army of his fighting men, that went out to war, was under the hand of Jehiel the scribe, and Maasias the doctor, and under the hand of Henanias, who was one of the king's captains.

Lexicon
Since
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he had
הָ֣יָה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

much
רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

livestock
מִקְנֶה־ (miq·neh-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition

in the foothills
וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (ū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8219: Lowland

and in the plain,
וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר (ū·ḇam·mî·šō·wr)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4334: A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice

he built
וַיִּ֨בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

towers
מִגְדָּלִ֜ים (miḡ·dā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

in the desert
בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר (bam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

and dug
וַיַּחְצֹב֙ (way·yaḥ·ṣōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave

many
רַּב֙ (raḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

cisterns.
בֹּר֣וֹת (bō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 953: A pit, cistern, well

And since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he was
הָיָֽה׃ (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a lover
אֹהֵ֥ב (’ō·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

of the soil,
אֲדָמָ֖ה (’ă·ḏā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land

he had farmers
אִכָּרִ֣ים (’ik·kā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 406: A plowman, husbandman

and vinedressers
וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים (wə·ḵō·rə·mîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3755: To tend vineyards, dress vines

in the hill country
בֶּהָרִים֙ (be·hā·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

and in the fertile fields.
וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל (ū·ḇak·kar·mel)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3760: Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron


Additional Translations
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.Also he built towers in the desert, and dig many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: farmers also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many wells, for he had many cattle in the low country and in the plain; and vinedressers in the mountain country and in Carmel: for he was a husbandman.

And he built towers in the desert and digged many cisterns; for he had much cattle, both in the lowland and on the plateau, husbandmen [also] and vinedressers on the mountains and in Carmel; for he loved husbandry.

And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had many cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: [and he had] farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved farming.

and he buildeth towers in the wilderness, and diggeth many wells, for he had much cattle, both in the low country and in the plain, husbandmen and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he was a lover of the ground.
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