1 Kings 12:25
King Jeroboam of Israel fortified the town of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there for a while. Then he left and fortified the town of Penuel.
Judges 8:17
He tore down the tower at Penuel. He also killed the men of that city.
Judges 8:8
He went up to Penuel and made the same request of them. The men of Penuel gave the same answer as the men of Succoth.
Genesis 32:30-31
Jacob named that place Peniel (Face of God), because he said: I have seen God face to face, yet my life was saved.
Judges 9:45-49
The fighting lasted all day. Abimelech captured the city and killed its people. He tore down the city and covered the ground with salt.
Judges 9:1
Gideon's son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem. All his mother's relatives lived there. He told them:
1 Kings 9:15
King Solomon used forced labor to build the Temple and the palace, to fill in land on the east side of the city, and to build the city wall. He also used it to rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Kings 9:17-18
Solomon rebuilt it. Using his forced labor, Solomon also rebuilt Lower Beth Horon,
1 Kings 12:1
Rehoboam went to Shechem. All the people of northern Israel gathered to make him king.
1 Kings 15:17
And Baasha, king of Israel, went up against Judah. He fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or in to Asa the king of Judah.
1 Kings 16:24
Omri bought a hill from Shemer for one hundred and fifty pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.
2 Chronicles 11:5-12
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He built fortified cities in Judah.