1 Kings 12:25

New Century Version

Then Jeroboam made Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim a very strong city, and he lived there. He also went to the city of Peniel and made it stronger.

Cross References

Genesis 12:6

Abram traveled through that land as far as the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time.

Genesis 32:32

So even today the people of Israel do not eat the muscle that is on the hip joint of animals, because Jacob was touched there.

1 Kings 12:1

Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the Israelites had gone to make him king.

1 Kings 12:26

Jeroboam said to himself, “The kingdom will probably go back to David’s family.

1 Kings 15:17

Baasha attacked Judah, and he made the town of Ramah strong so he could keep people from leaving or entering Judah, Asa’s country.

1 Kings 16:24

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for about one hundred fifty pounds of silver. Omri built a city on that hill and called it Samaria after the name of its earlier owner, Shemer.

1 Kings 9:15

This is the account of the forced labor Solomon used to build the Temple and the palace. He had them fill in the land and build the wall around Jerusalem. He also had them rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Jeremiah 41:5

eighty men came to Mizpah bringing grain offerings and incense to the Temple of the Lord. Those men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves.

Judges 8:17

He also pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the people in that city.

Judges 8:8

Gideon left Succoth and went to the city of Peniel and asked them for food. But the people of Peniel gave him the same answer as the people of Succoth.

Judges 9:1

Abimelech son of Gideon went to his uncles in the city of Shechem. He said to his uncles and all of his mother’s family group,