1 Chronicles 11:8
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.
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7And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.
9And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.
Cross References
Judges 9:6And 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.
1 Kings 9:15Now, 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. ...
2 Kings 12:20And his servants made a secret design and put Joash to death at the house of Millo on the way down to Silla.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 11:2-10
David's Accession to the Throne. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord ; and… Read the whole commentary →