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.
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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.
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.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
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.
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-40)We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin ; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (1 Kgs. 11:11) that he would give the greatest part of his kingdom to his servant, and Jeroboam was the man. We have here an account, I. Of his extraction, 1 Kgs. 11:26. He was of the tribe of Ephraim, he…
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