Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.

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 and repaired the opening in the wall of the city of his father David.

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;

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.

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And this was the cause
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

that he lifted up
רוּם 
Ruwm 
Usage: 189

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

שׁלמה 
Sh@lomoh 
Usage: 293

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

מלּא מלּוא 
Millow' 
Usage: 9

and repaired
סגר 
Cagar 
Usage: 93

the breaches
פּרץ 
Perets 
Usage: 20

of the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

of David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

References

Context Readings

Solomon's Enemies

26 Now Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah (now the name of his mother [was] Zeruah, a widow woman), a servant of Solomon {rebelled against the king}. 27 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. 28 Now the man Jeroboam [was] a man of ability, and Solomon saw that the young man {was a diligent worker}, so he appointed him over all of the forced labor for the house of Joseph.



Cross References

1 Kings 9:24

As soon as the daughter of Pharaoh went up from the city of David to her house which he built for her, then he built the Millo.

1 Kings 9:15

This [is] the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the house of Yahweh and his house, the Millo, the walls of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

2 Samuel 5:7

David captured the fortress of Zion, the city of David.

2 Samuel 20:21

That is not the matter. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name [is] Sheba the son Bicri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give only him to us, and I will depart from the city." The woman said to Joab, "Look, his head [is] being thrown down to you over the wall."

Nehemiah 4:7

Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem were going forward and the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

Psalm 60:2

You have made [the] land quake. You have split it open. Heal its fissures, because it totters.

Proverbs 30:32

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, and if you have devised evil, [put your] hand to [your] mouth.

Isaiah 22:9

and you saw that the breaches in the walls of the city of David were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.

Isaiah 26:11

Yahweh, [though] your hand reaches high, they do not see [it]. Let them see, and let them be ashamed of [the] zeal of people. Indeed, let the fire of your enemies consume them.

Ezekiel 13:5

You did not go up into the breaches and repair a wall for the house of Israel to stand [firm] in the battle on the day of Yahweh.

Amos 9:11

On that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen, and I will repair its breaches and will raise up its ruins and will build it like the days of old.

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