Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And this the word for which he lifted up the hand against the king: Solomon built the fortress and shut up the breaches of the city of David his father.
New American Standard Bible
Now this was the reason why he
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and this is the reason he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces
International Standard Version
and this is why he rose in rebellion against the king: Solomon had built up the terrace ramparts in the city of his father David in order to repair a weakness.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Now this is the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo (fortification) and he repaired and closed the breach of the city of his father David.
Bible in Basic English
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;
Darby Translation
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;
King James 2000
And this was the reason that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This [is] the reason that he rebelled against the king: [when] Solomon built the Millo, he closed the gap of the city of David his father.
Modern King James verseion
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built Millo and repaired the breaks of the city of David his father.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Solomon built Mello and mended broken places in the city of David his father.
NET Bible
This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And, this, was the cause that he lifted up a hand against the king, - Solomon, built Millo, he closed up of the of David his father. the breach city
Webster
And this was the cause why he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and this is the thing for which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon built Millo -- he shut up the breach of the city of David his father,
Themes
Backsliders » Instances of » Solomon
Jeroboam » First king of israel after the revolt » Flees to egypt to escape from solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Millo » A name given to part of the citadel of jerusalem » King solomon raises a levy to repair
Promotion » Instances of » Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 11:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Enemies
26 And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, and his mother's name Zeruah, a widow woman, servant to Solomon, and he will lift up the hand against the king. 27 And this the word for which he lifted up the hand against the king: Solomon built the fortress and shut up the breaches of the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam mighty of strength: and Solomon will see the boy that he did work, and he will appoint him for the burden of the house of Joseph.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:24
But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her house which he built for her: then he built the fortress.
1 Kings 9:15
And this the word of tribute which king Solomon brought up to build the house of Jehovah, and his house, and the fortress, and the walls of Jerusalem, and the enclosure, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
2 Samuel 5:7
And David will take the fastness of Zion: this the city of David.
2 Samuel 20:21
Not thus the word; for a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri, his name, lifted up his hand against the king, against David: ye shall give him only, and I will go from the city. And the woman will say to Joab, Behold, his head being cast to thee behind the wall.
Nehemiah 4:7
And it will be that when Sanballat heard, and Tobiah, and the Arabians and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that healing ascended to the walls of Jerusalem, that the breaches began to be stopped, and it kindled to them greatly;
Psalm 60:2
Thou didst shake the earth; thou didst rend it: heal its breakings, for it is depressed.
Proverbs 30:32
If thou wert foolish in lifting up thyself, and if thou purposed, the hand to the mouth.
Isaiah 22:9
The clefts of the city of David ye saw, that they were many: and ye shall gather the water of the lowest pool.
Isaiah 26:11
O Jehovah, high thy hand, they will not see: they shall see and be ashamed for their jealousy of the people; also the fire of thine enemies shall consume them.
Ezekiel 13:5
Ye went not up into the breaches, and ye will wall in the wall upon the house of Israel to stand in the war in the day of Jehovah.
Amos 9:11
In that day I will raise up the tent of David having fallen, and I walled in their breaches, and I will raise up its destructions, and I built it as the days of old: