And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
Parallel translations
- WEB He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- KJV And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- BSB He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
- NKJV And he built the city around it, from the Millo to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- NASB He built the city all around, from the Millo to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- NLT He extended the city from the supporting terraces to the surrounding area, while Joab rebuilt the rest of Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
David built up the city all around, and Joab repaired the rest. The new capital was strengthened and restored.
Overview
David fortified and expanded Jerusalem from the Millo (a terraced support structure) outward, while Joab restored the remaining areas. This construction reflects the consolidation of a stable kingdom and the practical labor of building God's appointed city. The work of building and repairing foreshadows God's larger project of building a people and a city whose architect and builder is God Himself.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Kgs 11:27This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.
- Neh 4:2He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”
- Judg 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.”
- 2 Kgs 12:20His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
- Judg 9:6All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- 1 Kgs 9:15This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
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