1 Chronicles 11:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 11:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 11:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. repaired: Heb. r..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 11:8 — KJV
“And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. repaired: Heb. revived”
— 1 Chronicles 11:8 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 11:8 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 11:8
“So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 11:8: built, city, round
“The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. narrowed...: Heb. narrowings, or, rebatements”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 11:8: round, about, even
“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. repaired: Heb. closed”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 11:8: built, city, millo
“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 11:8: city, round, about
“Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. in the day...: or, in the day of his being found guilty: Heb. in the day of his trespass”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 11:8: about, even, rest
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