Jeroboam built up the walls of Shechem. It was in the hill country of Ephraim. Jeroboam made Shechem his home. From there he went out and built up Peniel.

耶罗波安在以法莲山地建筑示剑，就住在其中；又从示剑出去，建筑毗努伊勒。

耶罗波安在以法莲山区建了示剑，住在其中，又从示剑出去，建了毗努伊勒。

耶罗波安在以法莲山区建了示剑，住在其中，又从示剑出去，建了毗努伊勒。

耶罗波安在以法莲山区修建示剑城，住在那里。他后来又去修建毗努伊勒。

耶罗波安在以法莲山地修筑了示剑城，就住在城中，又从那里出去，修建了毗努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山地建築示劍，就住在其中；又從示劍出去，建築毗努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山區建了示劍，住在其中，又從示劍出去，建了毗努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山區建了示劍，住在其中，又從示劍出去，建了毗努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山區修建示劍城，住在那裡。他後來又去修建毗努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山地修築了示劍城，就住在城中，又從那裡出去，修建了毗努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山地建造了示劍，就住在裏面；又從那裏出發、去建造毘努伊勒。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山地、建示劍而居之、自此而出、建毘努伊勒、

耶羅破暗在以法蓮山、建示劍而居、自此而往、建便奴利。

耶羅波安在以法蓮山建示劍居焉、自示劍出、建批努伊勒、

Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.

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

Jeroboam then built up the city of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and it became his capital. Later he went and built up the town of Peniel.

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

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

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel.

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

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

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

Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.

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

He also pulled down the tower at Peniel. He killed the men in the town.

From there Gideon went up to Peniel. He asked its men for the same thing. But they answered as the men of Sukkoth had.

Abimelek kept up his attack against the city all day long. He didn’t stop until he had captured it. Then he killed its people. He destroyed the city. He scattered salt on it to make sure that nothing would be able to grow there.The citizens in the tower of Shechem heard about what was happening. So they went to the safest place in the temple of the god named El- Berith.Abimelek heard that they had gathered together there.He and all his men went up Mount Zalmon. He got an ax and cut off some branches. He carried them on his shoulders. He ordered the men with him to do the same thing.“ Quick!” he said.“ Do what you have seen me do!”So all the men cut branches and followed Abimelek. They piled them against the place where the people had gone for safety. Then they set the place on fire with the people still inside. There were about 1,000 men and women in the tower of Shechem. All of them died.

So Jacob named the place Peniel. He said,“ I saw God face to face. But I’m still alive!”The sun rose above Jacob as he passed by Peniel. He was limping because of his hip.

Baasha was king of Israel. He marched out against Judah. Baasha built up the walls of Ramah. He did it to keep people from leaving or entering the territory of Asa, the king of Judah.

Rehoboam went to the city of Shechem. All the Israelites had gone there to make him king.

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer. He weighed out 150 pounds of silver for it. Then he built a city on the hill. He called it Samaria. He named it after Shemer. Shemer had owned the hill before him.

King Solomon forced people to work hard for him. Here is a record of what they did. They built the Lord’ s temple and Solomon’s palace. They filled in the low places. They rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem. They built up Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He made Judah more secure by building up its towns.He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,Beth Zur, Soko and Adullam.He also built up Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. All of them were cities in Judah and Benjamin that had high walls around them.Rehoboam made those cities even more secure. He put commanders in them. He gave the cities plenty of food, olive oil and wine.He put shields and spears in all those cities. He made them very strong. So he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.

Abimelek was the son of Jerub- Baal. He went to his mother’s brothers in Shechem. He spoke to them and to all the members of his mother’s family group. He said,

Solomon rebuilt Gezer. He built up Lower Beth Horonand Baalath. He built up Tadmor in the desert. All those towns were in his land.