And David lived in the stronghold and called it (A)the city of David. And David built the city all around from the (B)Millo inward.

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David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces[a](A) inward.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:9 Or the Millo

24 But (A)Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to (B)her own house that Solomon had built for her. (C)Then he built (D)the Millo.

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24 After Pharaoh’s daughter(A) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.(B)

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15 And this is the account of (A)the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the Lord and his own house and (B)the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and (C)Hazor and (D)Megiddo and Gezer

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15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(C) Megiddo and Gezer.(D)

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  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24

He set to work resolutely and built up (A)all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it,[a] and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the (B)Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Vulgate; Hebrew and raised upon the towers

Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall(A) and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[a](B) of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons(C) and shields.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Or the Millo

27 And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. (A)Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.

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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

Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, (A)that is, the city of David.

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Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion(A)—which is the City of David.(B)

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And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

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He built up the city around it, from the terraces[a](A) to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:8 Or the Millo

20 But if not, (A)let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.”

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20 But if you have not, let fire come out(A) from Abimelek and consume you, the citizens of Shechem(B) and Beth Millo,(C) and let fire come out from you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and consume Abimelek!”

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And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all (A)Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.

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Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo(A) gathered beside the great tree(B) at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.

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