וַיִּ֛בֶן עָרֵ֥י מְצוּרָ֖ה בִּיהוּדָ֑ה כִּֽי־שָׁקְטָ֣ה הָאָ֗רֶץ וְאֵין־עִמּ֤וֹ מִלְחָמָה֙ בַּשָּׁנִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כִּֽי־הֵנִ֥יחַ יְהוָ֖ה לֽוֹ׃
And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
Megillah
But was it Joshua who built these? Was it not Elpaal who built them, as it is written, “And the sons of Elpaal Ever and Misham and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns there of?” (I Chronicles 8:12). But according to your reading Asa built them, as it is written, “And he built fenced cities in Judah?” (II Chronicles 14:5).