1 Chronicles 11:8
He built up the city all around it, from the Millo in a circuit all around, while Joab repaired the rest of the city.
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7David decided to live in the fortress, which is why they named it after him the City of David.
9David became more and more powerful, for the Lord Almighty was with him.
Cross References
Judges 9:6Then the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo all assembled by the oak at the pillar in Shechem and made Abimelech their king.
1 Kings 9:15Here is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the Lord's Temple, his own palace, the terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
2 Kings 12:20His officials plotted against him and murdered him at Beth Millo, on the road that goes 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 →