1 Chronicles 11:8
and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, 'City of David;'
9And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts [is] with him.
Cross References
Judges 9:6And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause Abimelech to reign for king at the oak of the camp which [is] in Shechem;
1 Kings 9:15And this [is] the matter of the tribute that king Solomon hath lifted up, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer,
2 Kings 12:20And his servants rise, and make a conspiracy, and smite Joash in the house of Millo, that is going 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 →