1 Chronicles 11:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.”
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“He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 11:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 9:6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
- Judges 9:20But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
- 1 Kings 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.
- 1 Kings 11:27and 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.
- 2 Kings 12:20And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
- Nehemiah 4:2before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
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