KJV King James Version
And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
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1 Chronicles 11:8
And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
WEB World English Bible
He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
ASV American Standard Version
And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 11
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which [is] the city of David.
6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts [was] with him.
10 These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, [and] with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
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וַיִּ֤בֶןH1129 · ba.nahto buildהָעִיר֙H5892 · irexcitementמִסָּבִ֔יבH5439 · sa.vivaroundמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמִּלּ֖וֹאH4407 · mil.loMilloוְעַד־H5704 · adtillהַסָּבִ֑יבH5439 · sa.vivaroundוְיוֹאָ֕בH3097 · yo.avJoabיְחַיֶּ֖הH2421 · cha.yahto liveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁאָ֥רH7605 · she.arremnantהָעִֽיר׃H5892 · irexcitement
Cross-references
1 Kings 11:27And this [was] the cause that he lifted up [his] hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, [and] repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.Judges 9:20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.1 Kings 9:15And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.2 Kings 12:20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.Nehemiah 4:2And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?Judges 9:6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
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