1 Kings 11:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Solomon built Millo. — See 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Kings 9:24. This was apparently after he had built the Temple and the palace, some twenty years after his accession, when the delight in magnificence of building apparently grew upon him, and with it the burdens of the people.

1 Kings 11:27

27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repairedc the breaches of the city of David his father.