Millo

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. An wall of earth or fortification mentioned in Judges 9:6, 20. It was located in or near Shechem.

  2. A fortress or defensive wall that was part of the city of David in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Chronicles 11:8). King Solomon later rebuilt or made this fortification bigger (1 Kings 9:15; 11:27).

    Two kings of Judah had important connections to the Millo:

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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (8)

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles