1 Kings 12:25

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1 Kings 12:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

25 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.”

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1 Kings 9:15

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 9:17

So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

1 Kings 9:18

Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,

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.

1 Kings 16:24

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

Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.

2 Chronicles 11:6

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

2 Chronicles 11:7

Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

2 Chronicles 11:8

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

2 Chronicles 11:9

Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

2 Chronicles 11:10

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 11:11

He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

2 Chronicles 11:12

He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

1 Kings 12:1

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

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,

Judges 9:45

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.

Judges 9:46

On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

Judges 9:47

And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,

Judges 9:48

he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”

Judges 9:49

So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.

Genesis 32:30

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

Genesis 32:31

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

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.

Judges 8:17

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