This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Shlomo built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
1 Chronicles 11:8 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Yo'av repaired the rest of the city. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He built the city from the Millo [a fortification] on around; and Joab repaired and revived the rest of the [old Jebusite] city. American Standard Version (1901) And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city. Common English Bible He also built up the city on all sides, including its own foundations and the surrounding areas, while Joab restored the rest of the city. Catholic Public Domain Version And he built up the city all around, from Millo even to every side. But Joab built the rest of the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he built the city round about from Mello all round; and Joab built the rest of the city. |
This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Shlomo built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
This is the reason of the levy which king Shlomo raised, to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Yerushalayim, and Chatzor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Yo'ash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goes down to Silla.
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
He spoke before his brothers and the army of Shomron, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?
but if not, let fire come out from Avimelekh, and devour the men of Shekhem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shekhem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Avimelekh.
All the men of Shekhem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Avimelekh king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shekhem.