Abram passed through the land as far as the place of Shechem, as far as Moreh’s big tree. (The Canaanites were in the land then.)
1 Kings 12:25 - Tree of Life Version Then Jeroboam rebuilt Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and resided there. From there he went out and built Penuel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. He went out from there and built Penuel. American Standard Version (1901) Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel. Common English Bible Jeroboam fortified Shechem at Mount Ephraim and lived there. From there he also fortified Penuel. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there: and going out from thence he built Phanuel. |
Abram passed through the land as far as the place of Shechem, as far as Moreh’s big tree. (The Canaanites were in the land then.)
Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed by Peniel—limping because of his hip.
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
But Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David.
King Baasa of Israel marched against Judah, and he built up Ramah to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to King Asa of Judah.
Then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and built a city on the hill. He named the city that he built Samaria, based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.
Now this was the purpose of the forced labor that King Solomon had imposed to build Adonai’s House, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
that 80 men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, with their beards shaved off, their clothes rent, and having gashed themselves, with grain offerings and frankincense in their hand to bring to the House of Adonai.
From there he went up to Penuel and spoke to them similarly, but the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered.
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother’s brothers, and spoke to them and the whole clan of his mother’s father’s household saying,