1 Kings 9:15
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15 This is an account of the conscript labor force King Solomon raised in order to build the house of the Lord, his own house, Millo,[a] the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer
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- 9:15 Millo: probably means ground fill, and may refer to an artificial earthwork or platform of stamped ground south of the Temple area. It was begun by David (2 Sm 5:9); cf. 1 Kgs 9:24; 11:27.
1 Kings 9:24
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24 (A)As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter went up from the City of David to her house, which he had built for her, Solomon built Millo.
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1 Kings 11:27
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27 This is how he came to rebel. King Solomon was building Millo, closing up the breach of the City of David, his father.
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2 Chronicles 32:5
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5 He then looked to his defenses: he rebuilt the wall where it was broken down, raised towers upon it, and built another wall outside.(A) He strengthened the Millo of the City of David and made a great number of spears and shields.
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