Obediently abandoning his plan to fight the newly established nation, he turned his attention to building cities in the tribal territories of Judah and Benjamin over which he still reigned.
Ta kuulas sõna, loobus lahkulöönutega sõdimast ja keskendus enda alluvuses olevate Juuda ja Benjamini suguharu linnade ehitamisele ning „kindlustas linnad korralikult ”.