2 Samuel 5:9-11

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⁹So David lived in the stronghold and called it the City of David. And he built all around [the surrounding area] from the ^[a]Millo [fortification] and inward. ¹⁰David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts (armies), was with him.

¹¹Now Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and stonemasons; and they built a house (palace) for David.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 5:9 The exact nature of the Millo is unclear, but most scholars believe it was some sort of military fortification such as a tower, a citadel, a significant part of a wall or even an earth-fill or terraced rampart. It was located on the eastern side of the City of David. It was later repaired by King Hezekiah.