Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it (A)the City of David. And David built all around from [a]the Millo and inward.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. The Landfill

David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces[a](A) inward.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:9 Or the Millo

Solomon’s Additional Achievements(A)

15 And this is the reason for (B)the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house, [a]the (C)Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, (D)Hazor, (E)Megiddo, and (F)Gezer.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Lit. The Landfill

15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(C) Megiddo and Gezer.(D)

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  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24

24 But (A)Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to (B)her house which [a]Solomon had built for her. (C)Then he built the Millo.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. he; cf. 2 Chr. 8:11

24 After Pharaoh’s daughter(A) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.(B)

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27 And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: (A)Solomon had built the Millo and [a]repaired the damages to the City of David his father.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:27 Lit. closed up the breaches

27 Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces[a](A) and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:27 Or the Millo

20 And (A)his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of [a]the Millo, which goes down to Silla.

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  1. 2 Kings 12:20 Lit. The Landfill

20 His officials(A) conspired against him and assassinated(B) him at Beth Millo,(C) on the road down to Silla.

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And he built the city around it, from [a]the Millo to the surrounding area. Joab [b]repaired the rest of the city.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:8 Lit. The Landfill
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:8 Lit. revived

He built up the city around it, from the terraces[a](A) to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:8 Or the Millo