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Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David. <a href="/esv/1_kings/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now this was the reason why he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David. <a href="/amp/1_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now this is the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo (fortification) and he repaired and closed the breach of the city of his father David. <a href="/csb/1_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and this is the reason he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the opening in the wall of the city of his father David. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and this is the reason he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the opening in the wall of the city of his father David. <a href="/asv/1_kings/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father. <a href="/cev/1_kings/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Here is how it happened: While Solomon's workers were filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the city walls, <a href="/erv/1_kings/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This was the situation when he rebelled against the king: Solomon was building the Millo and repairing a break in the [wall of] the City of David. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> This is the story of the revolt. Solomon was filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the city walls. <a href="/isv/1_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> and this is why he rose in rebellion against the king: Solomon had built up the terrace ramparts in the city of his father David in order to repair a weakness. <a href="/msb/1_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a> This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the City of David his father. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this was the cause why he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. <a href="/web/1_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and this [is] the thing [for] which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon built Millo—he shut up the breach of the city of his father David, <a href="/ylt/1_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and this is the thing for which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon built Millo -- he shut up the breach of the city of David his father, <a href="/slt/1_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this the word for which he lifted up the hand against the king: Solomon built the fortress and shut up the breaches of the city of David his father.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And this is the cause of his rebellion against him, for Solomon built Mello, and filled up the breach of the city of David his father. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this is the reason for his rebellion against him: that Solomon built up Millo, and that he filled in a deep hole in the city of David, his father. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a> This is how he came to rebel. King Solomon was building Millo, closing up the breach of the City of David, his father. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The following was the reason he rebelled against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against King Solomon. When Solomon built Millo and repaired the breaches of the city of David, <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this was the matter which lifted up the hand against King Solomon, when he built Melu and he shut the breach of the city of David.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father. <a href="/sep/1_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And this was the occasion of his lifting up his hands against king Solomon: now king Solomon built the citadel, he completed the fortification of the city of David his father. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/11-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=4508" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Jeroboam's Rebellion</a> 26Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, 27<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">is the account</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: hê·rîm (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">of his rebellion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yāḏ (N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: bam·me·leḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">against the king.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bā·nāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">had built</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4407.htm" title="4407: ham·mil·lō·w (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A place near Shechem, also a citadel in Jer. Or mil-loe; from male'; a rampart, i.e. The citadel.">the supporting terraces</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">and repaired</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6556.htm" title="6556: pe·reṣ (N-msc) -- A bursting forth, breach. From parats; a break.">the gap in the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.</a> 28Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm">1 Kings 12:25-33</a> Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel. / Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/10-2.htm">2 Chronicles 10:2-19</a> When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said, / “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">2 Chronicles 13:6-7</a> Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. / Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them. <a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a> When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">1 Kings 14:19-20</a> As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. / And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place. <a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1-19</a> Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ... <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1-22</a> Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” / So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem. / When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows. ... <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15-19</a> This 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. / Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. / So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon, ... <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a> During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. / And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. <a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-28</a> Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” / After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” <a href="/1_kings/12-15.htm">1 Kings 12:15</a> So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite. <a href="/1_kings/12-24.htm">1 Kings 12:24</a> that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-17</a> When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. <a href="/1_kings/12-21.htm">1 Kings 12:21-24</a> And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. / But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.lifted up<a href="/2_samuel/20-21.htm">2 Samuel 20:21</a> The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.<a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Proverbs 30:32</a> If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.<a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Isaiah 26:11</a> LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.Solomon<a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15,24</a> And 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… repaired [heb] closed<a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a> In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:the breaches<a href="/nehemiah/4-7.htm">Nehemiah 4:7</a> But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,<a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Psalm 60:2</a> Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.<a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9</a> Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.the city<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a> Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/10-6.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Breaches</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-59.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-11.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Gap</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Millo</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-33.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Repaired</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Terraces</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-5.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-5.htm">Breaches</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-17.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-5.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Gap</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-28.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Millo</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-4.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-19.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">Repaired</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-28.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">Terraces</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 11</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Solomon's wives and concubines</a> 4. <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">In his old age they draw him to idolatry</a> 9. <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">God threatens him,</a> 14. <a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Rezon, who reigned in Damascus</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied</a> 41. <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Solomon's acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. This phrase introduces the narrative of Jeroboam's rebellion against King Solomon. Jeroboam, an Ephraimite, was a servant of Solomon who rose to prominence due to his industrious nature. The rebellion is significant as it marks the beginning of the division of the united monarchy of Israel. This event fulfills the prophecy given by the prophet Ahijah, who foretold the division of the kingdom due to Solomon's idolatry and disobedience to God's commandments (<a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-39</a>). The rebellion is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, leading to the establishment of the northern kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam.Solomon had built the supporting terraces The supporting terraces, also known as the Millo, were part of Solomon's extensive building projects in Jerusalem. These terraces were likely a series of earthworks or retaining walls that supported the expansion of the city. Archaeological evidence suggests that such structures were crucial for the development of ancient cities, providing stability and additional space for construction. Solomon's building projects, including the Temple and his palace, were grand and required significant resources and labor, which contributed to the discontent among the people and set the stage for Jeroboam's rebellion.and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. The repair of the gap in the wall indicates Solomon's efforts to fortify Jerusalem, enhancing its defenses and infrastructure. The city of David refers to the original settlement of Jerusalem, which David captured and established as his capital. Strengthening the city's fortifications was essential for maintaining security and asserting royal authority. This action reflects Solomon's administrative and military priorities but also highlights the burdens placed on the population, as such projects demanded heavy taxation and labor. The mention of David connects Solomon's reign to his father's legacy, emphasizing the continuity of the Davidic dynasty, which holds messianic significance in biblical prophecy, pointing to the future reign of Jesus Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of David and king of Israel, known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the temple in Jerusalem. His reign is marked by prosperity but also by spiritual decline due to his idolatry and foreign alliances. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> An official under King Solomon who later becomes the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. His rebellion against Solomon is a significant event leading to the division of the united monarchy. 3. <a href="/topical/s/supporting_terraces.htm">Supporting Terraces (Millo)</a> A structure or series of terraces built by Solomon in Jerusalem. The Hebrew term "Millo" suggests a filling or fortification, indicating its role in strengthening the city's defenses. 4. <a href="/topical/c/city_of_david.htm">City of David</a> Refers to Jerusalem, specifically the fortified area established by King David. It holds historical and spiritual significance as the political and religious center of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a> The act of Jeroboam rising against Solomon, which is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, leading to the eventual split of the kingdom after Solomon's death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Solomon's failure to remain faithful to God's commandments led to the division of his kingdom. Disobedience to God can have far-reaching consequences in our lives and the lives of others. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> Solomon's leadership, while initially wise, faltered due to his compromises. Leaders are called to maintain integrity and faithfulness to God's principles. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a> Despite human rebellion and failure, God's purposes prevail. The division of the kingdom was part of God's plan, demonstrating His control over history. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Solomon's idolatry was a key factor in the kingdom's division. Believers must guard against allowing anything to take precedence over their relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_foundations.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Foundations</a> Just as Solomon built physical structures, we are called to build our lives on a firm spiritual foundation, rooted in obedience to God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 11</a> <a href="/q/how_do_60_queens_fit_solomon's_700_wives.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:8) How can sixty queens and eighty concubines align with Solomon's reputed 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_song_4_fit_solomon's_many_wives.htm">If historically attributed to King Solomon, how does Song of Solomon 4 mesh with the accounts of his many wives and concubines in other biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 11:3)?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_chr_28_5_align_with_david's_succession.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 28:5, where David says God chose Solomon as king, align with or contradict other biblical passages about political intrigue in David's succession?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_king_david_deceive_and_kill.htm">Why does King David, described elsewhere as righteous (1 Kings 15:5), resort to deceit and murder in 2 Samuel 11:14-17?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Solomon built Millo.--See <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm" title="And 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.">1Kings 9:15</a>; <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm" title="But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.">1Kings 9:24</a>. This was apparently after he had built the Temple and the palace, some twenty years after his accession, when the delight in magnificence of building apparently grew upon him, and with it the burdens of the people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - And this was the cause [or, this is the account; this is how it came about. Same words <a href="/joshua/5-4.htm">Joshua 5:4</a>, and <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15</a>. We have here a long parenthesis, explaining the origin, etc., of Jeroboam's disaffection] that he lifted up his hand [Heb. a hand] against the king. Solomon built Millo [see on 1 Kings 9:15], and repaired the breaches [These words convey the impression that Solomon renewed the decayed or destroyed parts of the wall. But (1) סָגַר does not mean repair, except indirectly. It means he closed, shut. And (2) פֶּרֶץ sing, refers to one breach or opening. Moreover (3) it was not so long since the wall was built (<a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9</a>). It could hardly, therefore, have decayed, and there had been no siege to cause a breach. We must understand the word, consequently, not of a part broken down, but of a portion unbuilt. We have elsewhere suggested that this was the breach in the line of circumvallation, caused by the Tyropsson valley, and that the Millo was the bank, or rampart which closed it. And to this view the words of the text lend some confirmation] of the city of David his father. [As Millo was built about the 25th year of Solomon's reign (ch. 9:15), we are enabled to fix approximately the date of Jeroboam's rebellion. It was apparently about ten or twelve years before Solomon's death. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/11-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and this וְזֶ֣ה (wə·zeh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that is the account הַדָּבָ֔ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of his rebellion הֵרִ֥ים (hê·rîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> To be high actively, to rise, raise against the king. בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ (bam·me·leḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה֙ (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne had built בָּנָ֣ה (bā·nāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build the supporting terraces הַמִּלּ֔וֹא (ham·mil·lō·w) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4407.htm">Strong's 4407: </a> Millo -- a rampart, the citadel and repaired סָגַ֕ר (sā·ḡar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender the gap in the wall פֶּ֕רֶץ (pe·reṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6556.htm">Strong's 6556: </a> A bursting forth, breach of the city עִ֖יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of his father אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father David. דָּוִ֥ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 11:27 This was the reason why he lifted (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 11:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/11-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 11:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>