1 Chronicles 11:8

_AND HE BUILT THE CITY ROUND ABOUT, EVEN FROM MILLO ROUND ABOUT: AND JOAB REPAIRED THE REST OF THE CITY._ And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about - (see the note at 2 Samuel 5:9.) [Septuagint, Vatican, kai ookodomeese teen polin kukloo, and he built the city in a circuit. The Alexandrine adds this clause: kai epolemeese kai elabe teen polin, and he made war and took the city.] JOAB REPAIRED THE REST OF THE CITY. David built a new town to the north of the old one on mount Zion; but Joab was charged with a commission to restore the part that had been occupied by the ancient Jebus, to repair the breaches made during the siege, to rebuild the houses which had been demolished or burned in the sacking of the town, and to preserve all that had escaped the violence of the soldiery. This work of reconstruction is not noticed elsewhere (Calmet)....

1-9 David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord....

The narrative here given fills out a manifest defect in 2 Samuel 5:8 where something has evidently dropped out of the text. The prowess of Joab on this occasion, and the part which he took in the building of the city of David 1 Chronicles 11:8, are known to us only from this passage of Chronicles....

EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 11:1 Upon the death of Saul, Abner, for a while espousing the cause of Ishbo-sheth, the only surviving son of Saul, "made him king over" a large proportion of the people, exclusive of Judah (2 Samuel 2:8). Already David had been anointed at Hebron by "the men of Judah, king over the house of Judah" (2 Samuel 2:1). And David continued "king in Hebron over the house of Judah seven years and six months" (2 Samuel 2:11; 2Sa 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11;...

1 Chronicles 11:1...

III. THE CROWNING OF DAVID AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS KINGDOM 1. David at Hebron CHAPTER 11 _ 1. David crowned king (1 Chronicles 11:1)_ 2. Jerusalem becomes David's capital (1 Chronicles 11:4) 3. The record of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:10) From the second book of Samuel we learned that the crowning of David in Hebron occurred after the death of Ishbosheth (2 Samuel 5). The previous reign of David for seven and a half years and his failures are here omitted. We shall find that Chronicles does not record all the failures and sins of David and Solomon. The b

DAVID MADE KING IN HEBRON; JERUSALEM TAKEN; DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN (see notes on 2 Samuel 5:1; 2 Samuel 5:6; 2 Samuel 23:8). 1 Chronicles 11:42. An addition by the Chronicler from some unknown source....

MILLO. the filling up: i.e. of the valley north of Jebus and south of Moriah. Compare 2 Samuel 5:9. REPAIRED. rebuilt....

_even from Millo round about_ R.V. FROM MILLO EVEN ROUND ABOUT. _Millo_, usually "the Millo," meaning perhaps "The filling up," was some part of the defences of the "city of David," either a _solid_tower or perhaps an armoury, or a piece of supplementary work intended to strengthen an existing wall (LXX. 2 Chronicles 32:5, ἀνάλημμα, "support"). _repaired_ Render SPARED or KEPT ALIVE; cp. Exodus 1:17. Pesh. translates: "Joab gave his right hand to the rest of the men who were in the city." The "rest (remnant) of the city" included Benjamites as well as Jebusites (Judges 1:21)....

LESSON FIVE 11-12 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVID AND HIS WARRIORS 2. THE REIGN OF DAVID INTRODUCTION The writer of Chronicles now comes to his principal theme, David and his kingdom. Joab, Abishai and Uriah play their roles in relation to David and his times. David's ability to unify the kingdom is a highlight of these Chapter s. TEXT 1 Chronicles 11:1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bond and thy flesh. 2. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel. 3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, a