1 Kings 12:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.”
1 Kings 12:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built Penuel.”
1 Kings 12:25 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:25 ASV — 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. ”
1 Kings 12:25 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;”
1 Kings 12:25 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. ”
1 Kings 12:25 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Ieroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein, and went from thence, and built Penuel.”
1 Kings 12:25 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:25 in Context — 1 Kings 12
23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.
25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
What Does 1 Kings 12:25 Mean?
1 Kings 12:25 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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