Now thiswas the reasonwhyhe rebelledagainst the king:Solomonbuiltthe Millo,[and] closedup the breachof the cityof his fatherDavid.
"Suchis not the case.But a manfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,Shebathe sonof Bichriby name,has liftedup his handagainst KingDavid.Onlyhandhim over,and I will departfrom the city."And the womansaidto Joab,"Behold,his headwill be thrownto you overthe wall."
Nevertheless, Davidcapturedthe strongholdof Zion,that is the cityof David.
Now thisis the accountof the forcedlaborwhichKingSolomonleviedto buildthe houseof the LORD,his own house,the Millo,the wallof Jerusalem,Hazor,Megiddo,and Gezer.
As soonas Pharaoh'sdaughtercameup from the cityof Davidto her housewhich[Solomon] had builtfor her, thenhe builtthe Millo.
His servantsaroseand madea conspiracyand struckdownJoashat the houseof Millo[as he was] goingdownto Silla.
Now whenSanballat,Tobiah,the Arabs,the Ammonitesand the Ashdoditesheardthat the repairof the wallsof Jerusalemwenton, [and] that the breachesbeganto be closed,they were veryangry.
You have made the landquake,You have splitit open;Healits breaches,for it totters.
Ifyou have beenfoolishin exaltingyourself Or ifyou have plotted[evil], [put your] handon your mouth.
And you sawthat the breachesIn the [wall] of the cityof Davidwere many;And you collectedthe watersof the lowerpool.
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
"You have not goneup into the breaches,nordid you buildthe wallaroundthe houseof Israelto standin the battleon the dayof the LORD.
"In that dayI will raiseup the fallenboothof David,And wallup its breaches;I will also raiseup its ruinsAnd rebuildit as in the daysof old;
