Millo

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. The house of Millo, possibly a clan at ShechemJudges 9:6Judges 9:20
• 2. A name given to part of the citadel of Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:91 Chronicles 11:8
• King Solomon raises a levy to repair1 Kings 9:151 Kings 9:241 Kings 11:27
• Repaired by Hezekiah2 Chronicles 32:5
• King Joash murdered at2 Kings 12:20

The passages, in Bible order (9)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 9 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Judges 9:6

   Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

   ›Commentary on Judges 9:62 voices

   “And all the house of Millo - If Millo be the name of a place, it is nowhere else mentioned in the sacred writings. But it is probably the name of a person of note and influence in the city of Shechem - the men of Shechem and the family of Millo.

   “And all the men of Shechem gathered together,....

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2. Judges 9:20

   But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

   ›Commentary on Judges 9:202 voices

   “But if not,....

   “Let fire come out from Abimelech - As the thorn or bramble may be the means of kindling other wood, because it may be easily ignited; so shall Abimelech be the cause of kindling a fire of civil discord among you, that shall consume the rulers and great men of your country. A prophetic declaration of what would take place.

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3. 2 Samuel 5:9

   So 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.

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   “So David dwelt in the fort,.... The strong hold of Zion, which he took: and called it the city of David; from his own name, to keep up the memory of his taking it, and of his habitation in it: and David built round about, from Millo and inward; built a wall about it, and enlarged the place, increased the buildings both within and without.

   “David dwelt in the fort - or stronghold, (as in 2Sa 5:7) i. e. eventually, when the buildings were completed, which may not have been for two or three years. Millo appears to have been a fortress of some kind, the northern defense of the city of David, and to have been a part of the original Canaanite defenses of Zion, as appears probable also from there having been a fortress called the house of Millo in the Canaanite city of Shechem. (Jdg 9:6 note, and 2Sa 9:1-13:20.) Millo may be the native name.

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4. 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.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 9:152 voices

   “Levy - See the marginal reference note. Millo - See 2Sa 5:9 note. The Septuagint commonly render the word ἡ ἄκρα hē akra, “the citadel,” and it may possibly have been the fortress on Mount Zion connected with the Maccabean struggles (1 Macc. 4:41; 13:49-52). Its exact site has not been determined. And the wall of Jerusalem - David’s fortification 2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8 had been hasty, and had now - fifty years later - fallen into decay. Solomon therefore had to “repair the breaches of the city of David” 1Ki 11:

   “And this is the reason of the levy which King Solomon raised,....

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5. 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.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 9:242 voices

   “But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David,....

   “Compare the marginal reference. Solomon was not satisfied that Pharaoh’s daughter should remain in the palace of David, which was on Mount Zion, in the immediate vicinity of the temple, because he regarded the whole vicinity of the temple as made holy by the presence of the ark of God. His own palace was on the other (western) hill, probably directly opposite to the temple, the valley of the Tyropoeum running between them.

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6. 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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   “And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king,....

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7. 2 Kings 12:20

   And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.

   ›Commentary on 2 Kings 12:202 voices

   "His servants arose, devised a conspiracy and killed Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla." When he reached the age of 130 years, the priest Jehoiada died. Joash, being persuaded by the advice of some of his princes, …

   “The house of Millo - Was a royal palace, built by David; (see 2Sa 5:9); and Silla is supposed to be the name of the road or causeway that led to it. Millo was situated between the old city of Jerusalem, and the city of David.

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8. 1 Chronicles 11:8

   He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

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9. 2 Chronicles 32:5

   Then 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.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:52 voices

   “The breaches in the wall of Jerusalem were not entirely due to the old hostility of Joash (marginal reference); but may have been caused either by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz 2 Chr. 28, or by the simple process of natural decay. Hezekiah pulled down houses for the purpose of his repairs Isa 22:10. On Millo, see the marginal references notes.

   “Also he strengthened himself,....

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