# He built watchtowers ... and dug many cisterns

Uzziah commanded his workers, and they did these things. Alternate translation: "He had his workers build watchtowers ... and dig many cisterns" or "They built watchtowers ... and dug many cisterns" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# he had many ... He had farmers ... he loved

The word "he" refers to Uzziah.

# the soil

This phrase is a metonym for the activity of farming the soil. Alternate translation: "farming" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])