2 Samuel 5: 9

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THE SECOND BOOK OF
SAMUEL
OTHERWISE CALLED
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS

CHAPTER 5

9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the ^acity of David. And David built round about from ^bMillo and inward.

Footnotes

1 Chr. 11: 7.

7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the ^acity of David.

The Heb. root word suggests a fill, terrace, or elevation as part of the defense bastion.

1 Kgs. 9: 15 (15, 24).

15 ¶ And this is the reason of the ^alevy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and ^bMillo, and the ^cwall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

1 Kgs. 11: 27.

27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built ^aMillo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

2 Kgs. 12: 20.

20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and ^aslew Joash in the house of ^bMillo, which goeth down to Silla.

2 Chr. 32: 5.

5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the ^awall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired ^bMillo in the city of David, and made ^cdarts and shields in abundance.