And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward.
But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her own house that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.
And this is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the Lord and his own house and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Hazor and Megiddo and Gezer
He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.
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.
Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.”
And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.
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