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1 Chronicles 11:8 · KJV

“And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. {repaired: Heb. revived}”

— 1 Chronicles 11:8

Verse 7

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. {it: that is, Zion}

Verse 9

So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts {was} with him. {waxed...: Heb. went in going and increasing}

1 Chronicles 11 — Context

6

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. {chief: Heb. head}

7

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. {it: that is, Zion}

8

And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. {repaired: Heb. revived}

9

So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts {was} with him. {waxed...: Heb. went in going and increasing}

10

These also {are} the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, {and} with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. {strengthened...: or, held strongly with him}

Cross References

1 Kings 11:27

And this {was} the cause that he lifted up {his} hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, {and} repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. {repaired: Heb. closed}

1 Kings 9:15

And this {is} the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

2 Kings 12:20

And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. {the house...: or, Bethmillo}

Judges 9:20

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

Judges 9:6

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that {was} in Shechem. {plain: or, oak}

Nehemiah 4:2

And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? 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 the rubbish which are burned? {fortify...: Heb. leave to themselves}

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