1 Kings 12:25

²³ “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people

²⁴ that 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 word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.

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

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

²⁷ If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
KJV: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
WEB: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built Penuel.
ASV: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.
DARBY: And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
BLB: And Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and dwelt there. And he went out from there and built Penuel.

ÅB: Jeroboam bygget Sikem i Efra'im-fjellene om til en fast by og bosatte seg der; siden dro han derfra og bygget også Pnuel om til en fast by.
OTB: Jeroboam etablerte Sikem i fjellandet Efraim, og bosatte seg der. Han dro så ut og bygde Pnuel.
B1930: Jeroboam bygget Sikem i Efra'im-fjellene om til en fast by og bosatte sig der; siden drog han derfra og bygget også Pnuel om til en fast by.

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Cross references

Judges 8:17
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
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Judges 8:8
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.
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Judges 9:45–49
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.
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Genesis 32:30–31
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
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Judges 9:1
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,
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2 Chronicles 11:5–12
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
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1 Kings 15:17
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.
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1 Kings 9:17–18
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
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