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1 Kings 11:27

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 Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Jeroboam;   Millo;   Promotion;   Thompson Chain Reference - Millo;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ephraim;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kings, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Breach;   Jeroboam;   Millo;   Solomon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Israel;   Jeroboam;   Jerusalem;   Millo;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David, City of;   Divided Kingdom;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Lift;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jerusalem;   Millo;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jeroboam (1) ;   Millo;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kings;   Millo;   Solomon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mil'lo;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeroboam;   Tribute;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jeroboam;   Millo;   Repair;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Kings, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard 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.
Hebrew Names Version
This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Shlomo built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
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.
English Standard Version
And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.
New Century Version
This is the story of how Jeroboam turned against the king. Solomon was filling in the land and repairing the wall of Jerusalem, the city of David, his father.
New English Translation
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 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And this was the cause that he lift vp his hande against the King, When Salomon built Millo, he repared the broken places of the citie of Dauid his father.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now this was the reason why he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.
Contemporary English Version
Here is how it happened: While Solomon's workers were filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the city walls,
Complete Jewish Bible
Here is the reason he rebelled against the king: Shlomo was building the Millo and closing the breach in [the wall of] the City of David his father.
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
This is the story about how Jeroboam turned against the king. Solomon was building the Millo and repairing the wall around the city of David, his father.
George Lamsa Translation
And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against King Solomon. When Solomon built Millo and repaired the breaches of the city of David,
Good News Translation
This is the story of the revolt. Solomon was filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the city walls.
Lexham English 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.
Literal Translation
And this was the thing for which he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, repairing the breaks of the city of his father David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And this is the cause wherfore he lifte vp his hande agaynst the kynge: Whan Salomon buylded Millo, he shut vp a gappe in the cite of Dauid 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.
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;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But this was the cause that he lift vp his hande against the king: Solomon buylt Mello, and mended the broken places of the citie of Dauid his father.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
King James Version (1611)
And this was the cause that hee lift vp his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the citie of Dauid his father.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And this was the occasion of his lifting up his hands against king Solomon: now king Solomon built the citadel, he completed the fortification of the city of David his father.
English Revised Version
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
Berean Standard Bible
and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this was cause of rebelte ayens the kyng; for Salomon bildide Mello, and made euene the swolowe of the citee of Dauid, his fadir.
Young's 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,
Update Bible 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the damages to the City of David his father.
New Living Translation
This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David.
New Life Bible
Now this is the reason he turned against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and built a stronger wall around the city of his father David.
New Revised Standard
The following was the reason he rebelled against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
J.B. Rotherham 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
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this is the cause of his rebellion against him; for Solomon built Mello, and filled up the breach of the city of David, his father.
Revised Standard Version
And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.
THE MESSAGE
This is why he rebelled. Solomon had built the outer defense system (the Millo) and had restored the fortifications that were in disrepair from the time of his father David. Jeroboam stood out during the construction as strong and able. When Solomon observed what a good worker he was, he put the young man in charge of the entire workforce of the tribe of Joseph.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

26Jeroboam, Solomon's servant, the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zeredah whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king. 27Now 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.28The man Jeroboam was a brave warrior and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. 29It came about at that time, when Jeroboam left Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. Now Ahijah had covered himself with a new cloak; and the two of them were alone in the field. 30Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. 31He said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am going to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes— 32but he [and his descendants] shall have one tribe (Benjamin was annexed to Judah), for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel— 33because they have abandoned Me and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways and followed My commandments, doing what is right in My sight and keeping My statutes and My ordinances as did his father David. 34'However, I will not take the entire kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes. 35'But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and give it to you: ten tribes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lifted up: 2 Samuel 20:21, Proverbs 30:32, Isaiah 26:11

Solomon: 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:24

repaired: Heb. closed, Amos 9:11

the breaches: Nehemiah 4:7, Psalms 60:2, Isaiah 22:9, Ezekiel 13:5

the city: 2 Samuel 5:7

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 5:9 - Millo 2 Kings 12:5 - let them repair 2 Kings 12:20 - the house of Millo 1 Chronicles 11:8 - Millo 2 Chronicles 32:5 - Millo

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary).
Genesis 11:11
And Shem lived five hundred years after Arpachshad was born, and he had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai (later called Sarah), and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:31
Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went out together to go from Ur of the Chaldeans into the land of Canaan; but when they came to Haran [about five hundred and fifty miles northwest of Ur], they settled there.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed [in faithful obedience] as the LORD had directed him; and Lot [his nephew] left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
Genesis 14:12
And they also took [captive] Lot, Abram's nephew, and his possessions and left, for he was living in Sodom.
2 Peter 2:7
and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was tormented by the immoral conduct of unprincipled and ungodly men

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king,.... The occasion of it, his being advanced to some posts under Solomon, which elated him, and what passed between him and the prophet Ahijah, after related:

Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father: in the oversight of which, it is supposed by the Jews, he employed this man, who reproached him for doing these works; building an house in Millo for Pharaoh's daughter, and stopping up the passage to the city of David, and the people's access thither upon occasion.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Millo was probably fortified in Solomon’s twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth year.


 
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