25And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;


In Context

22 And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

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

24 Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren the sons of Israel; turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;' and they hear the word of Jehovah, and turn back to go according to the word of Jehovah.

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

26 and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David —

27 if this people go up to make sacrifices in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then hath the heart of this people turned back unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they have slain me, and turned back unto Rehoboam king of Judah.'

1 Kings 12:25 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:25And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence he built Phanuel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt in it, and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelled therein; and went out from there, and built Penuel.