11:8a He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall,

David ⌊ordered his people to⌋ rebuild the city. ⌊They⌋ started at ⌊the place called⌋ the Millo where the land was filled in and continued to the city wall.
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David built the city around the strong building. He built it from the small hill called the Millo. He started from there and he built the walls all round the city. (Easy English Bible)

11:8b while Joab restored the rest of the city.

Joab ⌊and his men⌋ repaired the other parts of the city.
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Joab built the other buildings in the city again. (Easy English Bible)

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