1 Kings 11:27

David Solomon Millo

²⁵ Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.

²⁶ Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,

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.

²⁸ Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.

²⁹ During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
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.
WEB: This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.
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.
DARBY: And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon was building Millo, and closing the breach of the city of David his father;
BLB: And this [is] the thing [for] which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon had built the Millo [and] he had closed up the breach of the city of David his father.

ÅB: Og slik gikk det til at han reiste seg mot kongen: Salomo bygget på Millo - han ville lukke det åpne sted i sin far Davids stad.
OTB: Dette var grunnen til at han løftet sin hånd mot kongen: Salomo bygde Millo og lukket gapet i byen til sin far David.
B1930: Og således gikk det til at han reiste sig mot kongen: Salomo bygget på Millo - han vilde lukke det åpne sted i sin far Davids stad.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 9:24
As 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.
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1 Kings 9:15
This 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.
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2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
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2 Samuel 20:21
That 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.”
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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,
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Isaiah 26:11
O 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!
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Nehemiah 4:7
When 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,
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Proverbs 30:32
If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
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