1 Kings 11:27

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.

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WEBBE

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.

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.

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.

BBE

The way in which his hand came to be lifted up against the king was this: Solomon was building the Millo and making good the damaged parts of the town of his father David;

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וְזֶה ve·zeh and this H2088 הַדָּבָר ha·da·var [is] the reason H1697 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- why H834 הֵרִים he·rim he raised H7311 יָד yad a hand H3027 בַּמֶּלֶךְ ba·me·lekh on the king H4428 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 בָּנָה ba·nah he built H1129 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמִּלּוֹא ha·mi·lo' the Millo H4407 סָגַר sa·gar he closed up H5462 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 פֶּרֶץ pe·retz [the] breach of H6556 עִיר 'ir [the] city of H5892 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 26–40

In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it the Messiah would arise. Solomon sought to kill his successor. Had not he taught others, that whatever devices are in men's hearts, the counsel of the Lord shall stand? Yet he himself thinks to defeat that counsel. Jeroboam withdrew into Egypt, and was content to live in exile and obscurity for awhile, being sure of a kingdom at last. Shall not we be content, who have a better kingdom in reserve?

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People & places

SolomonDavid Millo

Topics

Millo

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.