1 Kings 12:25

Ephraim Jeroboam Penuel Shechem

²³ Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

²⁴ Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

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

²⁶ And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

²⁷ If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

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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
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
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Judges 8:8
And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
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Judges 9:45–49
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
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Genesis 32:30–31
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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Judges 9:1
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
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2 Chronicles 11:5–12
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
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1 Kings 15:17
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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1 Kings 9:17–18
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
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