1 Kings 12:25 “Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived t…”

1 Kings 12:25

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

World English Bible

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built Penuel.

American Standard Version

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ieroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein, and went from thence, and built Penuel.

Darby Translation

And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;

Bible in Basic English

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

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Cross references

“built”

1 Kings 9:15 1 Kings 15:17 1 Kings 16:24 2 Chronicles 11:5–12 1 Kings 9:17 1 Kings 9:18

1 Kings 9:15 · BSB

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

1 Kings 15:17 · BSB

Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

1 Kings 16:24 · BSB

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

2 Chronicles 11:5–12 · BSB

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.

1 Kings 9:17 · BSB

So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

1 Kings 9:18 · BSB

Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,

“Shechem”

Judges 9:45–49 1 Kings 12:1 Judges 9:1

Judges 9:45–49 · BSB

And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

1 Kings 12:1 · BSB

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

Judges 9:1 · BSB

Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,

“Penuel”

Judges 8:17 Judges 8:8 Genesis 32:30 Genesis 32:31

Judges 8:17 · BSB

He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

Judges 8:8 · BSB

From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.

Genesis 32:30 · BSB

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Genesis 32:31 · BSB

The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.

26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.

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