Millôwʼ — H4407

Definition

masculine proper noun

a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadel

1. Millo = "rampart" or "mound"
2. a place near Shechem; site unknown
3. a part of the fortifications of Jerusalem

Usually translated as

Millo

Origin

or mil-lôʼ; (2 Kings 12:20), from H4390

• Derived from Mâlêʼ (H4390)

Occurrences

Millôwʼ occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• Judges 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
• Judges 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
• 2 Samuel 5:9 — So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo (הַמִּלּ֖וֹא) and inward.
• 1 Kings 9:15 — 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 (הַמִּלּ֔וֹא), and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Kings 9:24 — But 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 (הַמִּלּֽוֹא).
• 1 Kings 11:27 — And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo (הַמִּלּ֔וֹא), and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
• 2 Kings 12:20 — And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
• 1 Chronicles 11:8 — And he built the city round about, even from Millo (הַמִּלּ֖וֹא) round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5 — Also 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 (הַמִּלּ֖וֹא) in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.