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Millo in the Bible.

Millo is a stronghold in the Bible, at Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 6 verses, from 2 Samuel 5:9 to 2 Chronicles 32:5.

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About Millo.

Probably the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem on the north as its outermost defence. It is always rendered Akra i.e., “the citadel”, in the LXX. It was already existing when David conquered Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:9). He extended it to the right and left, thus completing the defence of the city. It was rebuilt by Solomon (1 Kings 9:15, 24; 11:27) and repaired by Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:5).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Millo.

Solomon 3Daughter of Pharaoh 1David 1Joab 1Pharaoh 1

Near Millo.

All 6 verses that name Millo.

2 Samuel 1

  • 2 Samuel 5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

1 Kings 3

  • 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.
  • 1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
  • 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.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 11:8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

2 Chronicles 1

  • 2 Chronicles 32:5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

Questions about Millo.

Where is Millo in the Bible?

Millo is a stronghold at Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Millo named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Millo in 6 verses, in 4 books, from 2 Samuel 5:9 to 2 Chronicles 32:5.

Which people are named with Millo in the Bible?

The verses that name Millo also name Solomon, Daughter of Pharaoh, David, Joab and Pharaoh.

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