6. Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.
7. God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur, and his wars with the Meunites.
8. The Meunites paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful.