Millo

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2. A part of ancient Jerusalem, though afterward said to be “built” by Solomon; it was repaired by Hezekiah. The name always has the article, “the Millo.” Various sites have been suggested for it, but its locality and its form are unknown (2 Sam. 5:99So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. (2 Samuel 5:9); 1 Kings 9:15,2415And 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. (1 Kings 9:15)
24But 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. (1 Kings 9:24); 1 Kings 11:2727And 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. (1 Kings 11:27); 1 Chron. 11:88And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. (1 Chronicles 11:8); 2 Chron. 32:55Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. (2 Chronicles 32:5)). In 2 Kings 12:2020And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. (2 Kings 12:20) Joash was slain in the “house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla:” this may be another place, though apparently it was in Jerusalem.