Millo in the Bible

Meaning: fullness

Exact Match

All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!"

Verse ConceptsBurning People

Now, the following, is an account of the tax which King Solomon raised, for building the house of Yahweh and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, - and Hazor and Megiddo, and Gezer.

Verse ConceptsConscriptionHard LaborBuilding Jerusalem's WallForced LabourRebuilding Jerusalem

Scarcely had Pharaoh's daughter come up out of the city of David, into her own house, which he had built for her, when he built Millo.

Verse ConceptsRebuilding Jerusalemreinforcement

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

Verse ConceptsSealing ThingsRebuilding Jerusalem

And his servants arose and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash, in the house of Millo which teeth down to Silla.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMurderPlotting

And he built the city round about, from Millo even as far as the circuit, - but, Joab, suffered the remainder of the city to live.

Verse ConceptsBuildingZion, As A Place

And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsTowersWeaponsArmor ProtectionBuilding Jerusalem's Wallrebuildingreinforcement

Thematic Bible



Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her, then he built the Millo.

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.


So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.


His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla.


All the men of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar which was in Shechem.

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the men of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from Beth-millo, and consume Abimelech.”


And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.


References

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