2 Chronicles 26:9 describes Uzziah building towers; Jotham continued his father's pattern by building towers on wooded hills.

In 2 Chronicles 26:10, Uzziah also built towers and dug wells — showing a family pattern of royal building projects in Judah's wilderness and hill country.

In 2 Chronicles 17:12, Jehoshaphat also builds fortresses — a recurring pattern among Judah's kings, reinforcing the chronicler's theme of building as blessing.

In Hosea 8:14, God condemns multiplying fenced cities as misplaced trust — directly challenging the building activity Jotham undertook.