The readers should understand that Hezekiah probably commanded other people to do the actual work. AT: "Hezekiah took courage and commanded the people to build up ... They built ... They also ... they made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
Possible meanings are 1) Hezekiah strengthened his position by commanding the people to repair the walls of the city. You can make this clear by using the connecting word "by." AT: "Hezekiah strengthened the city by building up" or 2) he became encouraged. AT: "Hezekiah became encouraged and built up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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