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Bible in Basic English

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

New American Standard Bible

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived there. And he went out from there and built Penuel.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built Penuel.

International Standard Version

Later on, Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. He also expanded from there and built Penuel.

A Conservative Version

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein. And he went out from there, and built Penuel.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Then Jeroboam built Shechem [as his royal city] in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. He went out from there and rebuilt Penuel [as a stronghold].

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Jeroboam will build Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwell in it; and he will go forth from there and build Penuel.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and he resided in it. Then he went out from there and built Penuel.

Modern King James verseion

And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim and lived in it, and went out from there and built Penuel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Then Jeroboam built Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein, - and went forth from thence, and built Penuel.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ירבעם 
Yarob`am 
Usage: 104

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

שׁכם 
Sh@kem 
Usage: 49

in mount
הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

אפרים 
'Ephrayim 
Usage: 180

and dwelt
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

References

Context Readings

Jeroboam Becomes King Over Israel

24 The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers, the children of Israel; go back, every man to his house, because this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the word of the Lord, and went back, as the Lord had said. 25 Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:

Cross References

Judges 8:17

And he had the tower of Penuel broken down and the men of the town put to death.

Judges 8:8

So he went up from there to Penuel and made the same request to the men of Penuel; but they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth had given.

Genesis 32:30-31

And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

Judges 9:45-49

And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.

Judges 9:1

Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mother's family, and said to them and to all the family of his mother's father,

1 Kings 9:15

Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...

1 Kings 9:17-18

... and Solomon was the builder of Gezer and Beth-horon the lower,

1 Kings 12:1

And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,

1 Kings 15:17

And Baasha, king of Israel, went up against Judah, building Ramah, so that no one was able to go out or in to Asa, king of Judah.

1 Kings 16:24

He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.

2 Chronicles 11:5-12

Now Rehoboam kept in Jerusalem, building walled towns in Judah.

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