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1 Kings 11:27

and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

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ASV

And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְזֶ֣הve.Zehand thisH2088 →
הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.Var[is] the reasonH1697 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whyH834 →
הֵרִ֥יםhe.Rimhe raisedH7311 →
יָ֖דyada handH3027 →
בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhon the kingH4428 →
שְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
בָּנָ֣הba.Nahhe builtH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'the MilloH4407 →
סָגַ֕רsa.Garhe closed upH5462 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פֶּ֕רֶץPe.retz[the] breach ofH6556 →
עִ֖יר'ir[the] city ofH5892 →
דָּוִ֥דda.VidDavidH1732 →
אָבִֽיו׃'a.Vivfather hisH1 →

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1 Kings 9:24As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.1 Kings 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.1 Chronicles 11:8He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.2 Samuel 5:9So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).Isaiah 22:9You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.Proverbs 30:32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.2 Samuel 20:21That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”Isaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,Nehemiah 4:7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,Ezekiel 13:5You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.Psalms 60:2You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.2 Kings 12:5Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.2 Kings 12:20And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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