and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
Parallel translations
- WEB This 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.
- KJV And 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.
- NKJV And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the damages to the City of David his father.
- NASB Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.
- NLT This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David.
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Quick answer
The occasion for Jeroboam's rebellion arose as Solomon built the Millo and repaired Jerusalem's wall. It connects the revolt to the burdens of Solomon's projects.
Overview
The narrative notes that Jeroboam's opposition was linked to Solomon's building works, including the Millo and the city's defenses, projects that demanded heavy labor from the people. The forced labor and taxation that fueled Solomon's glory bred resentment. This detail foreshadows the grievance over burdens that would later split the kingdom under Rehoboam (12:4).
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- 1 Kgs 9:24As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
- 1 Kgs 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 2 Sam 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Ezek 13:5You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.
- Isa 22:9You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
- Ps 60:2You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
- 2 Sam 20:21That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
- Prov 30:32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
- Isa 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Neh 4:7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
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