1 Kings 12:23-25

Expanded Bible

²³ “·Speak [Say] to Solomon’s son Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and to all the ·people [^Lhouse] of Judah and Benjamin and the rest of the people. Say to them, ²⁴ ‘·The Lord says [^TThus says the Lord,] you must not go to war against your ·brothers [relatives], the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel]. Every one of you should go home, because ·I made all these things happen [this has come from me; this is my doing].’” So they ·obeyed the Lord’s command [^Llistened to the word of the Lord] and went home ·as the Lord had commanded [in accordance with his word].

²⁵ Then Jeroboam ·built up [fortified] Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and he lived there. He also went out and ·built up [fortified] the city of Peniel.