Millo in the Bible

Meaning: fullness

Exact Match

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

Thematic Bible



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.

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.

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.


David occupied the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around [it] from the Millo and {inward}.

And he built the city all around from the Millo and up to the circuit. And Joab restored the remainder of the city.


Then his servants arose and conspired and killed Joash [in] the house of the Millo as he was going down toward Silla.


All the lords of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered, and they went and made Abimelech as king, near [the] oak of [the] pillar that [is] at Shechem.

But if not, let a fire come out from Abimelech and let it devour the lords of Shechem and Beth-Millo; and let a fire come out from the lords of Shechem, and from Beth-Millo, and let it devour Abimelech."


Then he strengthened himself and built up all the walls that were broken down, and raised towers upon [them] and another wall {outside}. And he strengthened the Millo of the city of David and made much weaponry and small shields.


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