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1 Kings 12:23-25
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 12:23-25
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin and to the (A)rest of the people, saying, 24 ‘Thus says the Lord, “You must not go up and fight against your [a]relatives the sons of Israel; return every man to his house, (B)for this thing has come from Me.”’” So they listened to the word of the Lord, and returned and went their way according to the word of the Lord.
Jeroboam’s Idolatry
25 Then (C)Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived [b]there. And he went out from there and built (D)Penuel.
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- 1 Kings 12:24 Lit brothers
- 1 Kings 12:25 Lit in it
1 Kings 12:23-25
New International Version
1 Kings 12:23-25
New International Version
23 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, to all Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, 24 ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not go up to fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.’” So they obeyed the word of the Lord and went home again, as the Lord had ordered.
Golden Calves at Bethel and Dan
25 Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem(A) in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 12:25 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel
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