1 Kings 11:27
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
שְׁלֹמֹה
Shᵉlômôh
Shelomah, David's successor
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
בֵּית מִלּוֹא
Bêyth Millôwʼ
Beth-Millo, the name of two citadels
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
פָּרַץ
pârats
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּרַץ pârats
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
Study H6555 →חָזַק châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Study H2388 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
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.
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
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.
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And ...
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
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.
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped...
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
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