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

This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build 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

But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.

Verse ConceptsRebuilding Jerusalemreinforcement

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.

Verse ConceptsSealing ThingsRebuilding Jerusalem

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

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMurderPlotting

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

Verse ConceptsBuildingZion, As A Place

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsTowersWeaponsArmor ProtectionBuilding Jerusalem's Wallrebuildingreinforcement

Thematic Bible



Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...

At that time Solomon made Pharaoh's daughter come up from the town of David to the house which he had made for her: then he made the Millo.

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;


So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.


And his servants made a secret design and put Joash to death at the house of Millo on the way down to Silla.


And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.

But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.


Then he took heart, building up the wall where it was broken down, and making its towers higher, and building another wall outside; and he made strong the Millo in the town of David, and got together a great store of all sorts of instruments of war.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain