1 Kings 11:27
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And 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.”
רוּם
To be high, to be exalted, to rise. Ruwm. I dwell on a high and holy place but also with the contrite. God is both transcendent and intimately near.
דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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בָּנָה
he built
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בָּנָה
To build, to construct. Banah. God is building His church. He is building your life. Every trial is part of the construction process.
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יָד
a hand
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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עִיר
the city of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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סָגַר
he closed up
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סָגַר
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
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פֶּרֶץ
the breach of
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פֶּרֶץ
a break (literally or figuratively)
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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