1 Kings 12:25 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 12:25

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

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HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 11 (PS 77 [78]) (420)

We have learned in the books of Kings that under Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, made a division among the people and led ten tribes into Samaria. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin, however, remained under the rule of Rehoboam; and many likewise from the tribe of Levi who were dwelling in Jerusalem as priests and Levites—as it is written in Paralipomenon—returned to the temple of God, that is, to Jerusalem.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Shechem - He repaired, and enlarged, and fortified it; for it had been ruined long since, Judg. ix, 45. He might chuse it as a place both auspicious, because here the foundation of his monarchy was laid; and commodious, as being near the frontiers of his kingdom.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Built Shechem - In the sense of “enlarged and fortified.” See Dan 4:30. The first intention of Jeroboam seems to have been to make Shechem his capital, and therefore he immediately set about its fortification. So also he seems to have fortified Penuel for the better security of his Trans-Jordanic possessions (marginal reference).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It was rebuilt, and perhaps fortified, by Jeroboam, as a royal residence. built Penuel--a ruined city with a tower (Jud 8:9), east of Jordan, on the north bank of the Jabbok. It was an object of importance to restore this fortress (as it lay on the caravan road from Gilead to Damascus and Palmyra) and to secure his frontier on that quarter.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֨בֶן	vai.Yi.ven	and he built	H1129 →
יָרָבְעָ֧ם	ya.ra.ve.'Am	Jeroboam	H3379 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁכֶ֛ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
בְּהַ֥ר	be.Har	in [the] hill country of	H2022 →
אֶפְרַ֖יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he dwelt	H3427 →
בָּ֑הּ	Bah	in it
וַיֵּצֵ֣א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
מִשָּׁ֔ם	mi.Sham	from there	H8033 →
וַיִּ֖בֶן	vai.Yi.ven	and he built	H1129 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פְּנוּאֵֽל׃	pe.nu.'El	Penuel	H6439 →

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Through
Judges 9:1
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
leads to
- Judges 8:31
  His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
- Psalms 83:2–4
  See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
- 1 Kings 12:3
  So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
- Genesis 34:2
  When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- Jeremiah 18:18
  Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us…
Through
Judges 8:8
From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
leads to
- Genesis 32:30–31
  So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
Through
Judges 8:17
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
leads to
- Judges 8:9
  So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”

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