1 Kings 12:25

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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  • Judg 8:17 : 17 Also he brake downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.
  • Judg 8:8 : 8 And he went vp thence to Penuel, and spake vnto them likewise, and the men of Penuel answered him, as the men of Succoth answered.
  • Gen 32:30-31 : 30 And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued. 31 And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he halted vpon his thigh.
  • Judg 9:45-49 : 45 And when Abimelech had fought against the citie all that day, he tooke the citie, and slewe the people that was therein, and destroyed the citie and sowed salt in it. 46 And when all the men of the towre of Shechem heard it, they entred into an holde of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was tolde Abimelech, that all the men of the towre of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gate him vp to mounte Zalmon, hee and all the people that were with him: and Abimelech tooke axes with him, and cut downe boughes of trees, and tooke them, and bare them on his shoulder, and sayde vnto the folke that were with him, What ye haue seene me doe, make haste, and doe like me. 49 Then all the people also cut downe euery man his bough, and followed Abimelech, & put them to the holde, and set the holde on fire with them: so all the men of the towre of Shechem dyed also, about a thousand men and women.
  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 And this is the cause of the tribute why King Salomon raised tribute, to wit, to builde the house of the Lord, and his owne house, & Millo, & the wal of Ierusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
  • 1 Kgs 9:17-18 : 17 (Therefore Salomon builte Gezer and Beth-horon the nether, 18 And Baalath and Tamor in the wildernes of the land,
  • 1 Kgs 12:1 : 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for al Israel were come to Sheche, to make him king
  • 1 Kgs 15:17 : 17 Then Baasha king of Israel went vp against Iudah, and buylt Ramah, so that he woulde let none go out or in to Asa King of Iudah.
  • 1 Kgs 16:24 : 24 And he bought the mountaine Samaria of one Shemer for two talents of siluer, & buylt in the mountaine, & called the name of the citie, which he buylt, after the name of Shemer lord of the mountaine, Samaria.
  • 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah. 6 Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8 And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph, 9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities. 11 And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine. 12 And in all cities he put shieldes & speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.
  • Judg 9:1 : 1 Then Abimelech the sonne of Ierubbaal went to Shechem vnto his mothers brethren, & communed with them, and with all the familie, and house of his mothers father, saying,

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  • 1 Kgs 12:26-29
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    26And Ieroboam thought in his heart, Nowe shall the kingdome returne to the house of Dauid.

    27If this people goe vp and doe sacrifice in the house of the Lorde at Ierusalem, then shall the heart of this people turne againe vnto their lorde, euen to Rehoboam King of Iudah: so shall they kill me and goe againe to Rehoboam King of Iudah.

    28Whereupon the King tooke counsell, and made two calues of golde, and saide vnto them, It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: beholde, O Israel, thy gods, which brought thee vp out of the lande of Egypt.

    29And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other set he in Dan.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for al Israel were come to Sheche, to make him king

    2And whe Ieroboam ye sonne of Nebat heard of it (who was yet in Egypt, whither Ieroboam had fled from king Salomon, & dwelt in Egypt)

    3Then they sent and called him: and Ieroboam and all the Congregation of Israel came, and spake vnto Rehoboam, saying,

  • 2 Chr 10:1-2
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    1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Sheche came all Israel to make him king.

    2And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat heard it, (which was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Salomon the King) he returned out of Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 11:3-6
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    3Speake vnto Rehoboam, the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and to all Israel that are in Iudah, and Beniamin, saying,

    4Thus sayth the Lorde, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.

    6Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

  • 2 Chr 13:19
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    19And Abiiah pursued after Ieroboam, and tooke cities from him, euen Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Ieshanah with her villages, and Ephron with her villages.

  • Judg 9:6-7
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    6And all the men of Shechem gathered together with all the house of Millo, and came & made Abimelech King in the playne, where the stone was erected in Shechem.

    7And when they told it to Iotham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Gerizim, & lift vp his voyce, and cryed, & sayd vnto them, Hearken vnto mee, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken vnto you.

  • 1 Kgs 12:24
    67%

    24Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go vp, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done by me. They obeyed therefore the worde of the Lorde and returned, and departed, according to the worde of the Lorde.

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
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    20And when all Israel had heard that Ieroboam was come againe, they sent and called him vnto the assemblie, and made him King ouer all Israel: none followed the house of Dauid, but the tribe of Iudah onely.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32-34
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    32For that thing which he cried by the word of the Lorde against the altar that is in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the hie places, which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to passe.

    33Howbeit after this, Ieroboam conuerted not from his wicked way, but turned againe, and made of the lowest of the people Priests of the hie places. Who would, might consecrate him selfe, and be of the Priestes of the hie places.

    34And this thing turned to sinne vnto the house of Ieroboam, euen to roote it out, and destroy it from the face of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 12:31-32
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    31Also he made an house of hie places, and made Priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.

    32And Ieroboam made a feast the fifteenth day of the eight moneth, like vnto the feast that is in Iudah, and offred on the altar. So did he in Beth-el and offered vnto the calues that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the Priestes of the hie places, which he had made.

  • 1 Kgs 11:26-29
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    26And Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat an Ephrathite of Zereda Salomons seruant (whose mother was called Zeruah a widowe) lift vp his hand against the King.

    27And this was the cause that he lift vp his hande against the King, When Salomon built Millo, he repared the broken places of the citie of Dauid his father.

    28And this man Ieroboam was a man of strength and courage, and Salomon seeing that the yong man was meete for the worke, he made him ouerseer of all the labour of the house of Ioseph.

    29And at that time, when Ieroboam went out of Ierusalem, the Prophet Ahiiah the Shilonite founde him in the way, hauing a newe garment on him, and they two were alone in ye field.

  • Gen 33:20
    66%

    20And he set vp there an altar, and called it, The mightie God of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 17:21
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    21For he cut off Israel from the house of Dauid, and they made Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat King: and Ieroboam drewe Israel away from following the Lorde, and made them sinne a great sinne.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
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    4And Abiiah stood vp vpon mount Zemeraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and sayde, O Ieroboam, and all Israel, heare you me,

  • Judg 8:8-9
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    65%

    8And he went vp thence to Penuel, and spake vnto them likewise, and the men of Penuel answered him, as the men of Succoth answered.

    9And he sayd also vnto the men of Penuel, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.

  • Gen 33:18
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    18Afterward, Iaakob came safe to Sheche a citie, which is in the lande of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram, and pitched before the citie.

  • Judg 8:17
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    17Also he brake downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
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    40Salomon sought therefore to kill Ieroboam, and Ieroboam arose, and fled into Egypt vnto Shishak King of Egypt, and was in Egypt vntil the death of Salomon.

  • 2 Kgs 15:24
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    24And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde: for he departed not from the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which made Israel to sinne.

  • 1 Kgs 14:7
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    7Goe, tel Ieroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I haue exalted thee from among the people, and haue made thee prince ouer my people Israel,

  • Judg 9:1
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    1Then Abimelech the sonne of Ierubbaal went to Shechem vnto his mothers brethren, & communed with them, and with all the familie, and house of his mothers father, saying,

  • Judg 9:46
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    46And when all the men of the towre of Shechem heard it, they entred into an holde of the house of the god Berith.

  • Num 26:31
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    31Of Asriel, the familie of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the familie of Shichmites.

  • 1 Kgs 12:15
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    15And the King hearkened not vnto the people: for it was the ordinance of the Lorde, that he might perfourme his saying, which the Lorde had spoken by Ahiiah the Shilonite vnto Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat.

  • Gen 35:7
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    7And he built there an altar, and had called the place, The God of Beth-el, because that God appeared vnto him there, when he fled from his brother.

  • 2 Kgs 10:12
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    12And he arose, and departed and came to Samaria. And as Iehu was in the way by an house where the shepheards did shere,

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.

  • Josh 19:27
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    27And turneth towarde the sunne rising to Beth-dagon, and commeth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iiphtah-el, toward the Northside of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul,

  • Judg 9:25
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    25So the men of Shechem set men in wayte for him in the toppes of the mountaines: who robbed all that passed that way by them: and it was tolde Abimelech.

  • 1 Kgs 16:24
    63%

    24And he bought the mountaine Samaria of one Shemer for two talents of siluer, & buylt in the mountaine, & called the name of the citie, which he buylt, after the name of Shemer lord of the mountaine, Samaria.