1 Kings 11:27

This is what happened. Solomon’s workers were filling in the land/ground on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the walls around the city.

Translation for Translators

In The 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.

In Context

26Another man who rebelled against [IDM] Solomon was one of his officials named Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. He was from Zeredah town in the region where the tribe of Ephraim lives. His mother was a widow named Zeruah.

28Jeroboam was a very capable young man. So, when Solomon saw that he worked very hard, he appointed him to supervise all the men who were forced to work in the areas where the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim live.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:21That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will ◄go away from/not attack► this town.” The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will cut off his head and throw it over the wall to you.”

1 Kings 9:24After Solomon’s wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt, moved from the place outside Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’ to the palace that Solomon’s workers built for her, Solomon told his workers to fill in the slopes on the east side of the city.

Psalms 60:2When we were defeated, it was as though [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, just as only you can cause the cracks in the land to disappear, help our army to be strong again, because it is as though our country is ◄falling apart/being destroyed►.

Isaiah 22:9You will see that there are many breaks/holes in the walls of Jerusalem. You will store water in the lower pool in the city.

Ezekiel 13:5Those prophets have not helped you Israeli people [MTY] to repair the places where the city walls have ◄been broken/crumbled►. That needs to be done in order that the walls will be strong at the time when I, Yahweh, allow your enemies to attack you.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 11:27-41

Jeroboam's Promotion Foretold. ( b. c. 977.) 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. 27 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. 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of… Read the whole commentary →

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