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27 The following was the reason he rebelled against the king. Solomon built the Millo and closed up the gap in the wall[a] of the city of his father David.(A)

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  1. 11.27 Heb lacks in the wall

27 Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces[a](A) and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:27 Or the Millo

As soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand, he killed his servants who had murdered his father the king.(A)

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After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed(A) the officials(B) who had murdered his father the king.

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25 When they had withdrawn, leaving him severely wounded, his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son[a] of the priest Jehoiada, and they killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.(A)

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  1. 24.25 Gk Vg: Heb sons

25 When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried(A) in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

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