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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

列王纪上 12:25

耶羅波安做金牛犢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。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beth-El;   Ephraim;   Jeroboam;   Penuel;   Shechem;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ephraim, Mount;   Mountains;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Peniel or Penuel;   Rehoboam;   Shechem;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gilead;   Israel;   Jabbok;   Jeroboam;   Jerusalem;   Palestine;   Penuel;   Shechem;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Judgments of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Israel, Kingdom of;   Penuel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aholah;   Israel;   Peniel;   Penuel;   Shechem (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ephraim;   Golden Calf;   Jeroboam;   Penuel;   Shechem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gad;   Israel;   Penuel;   Rehoboam,;   Shechem;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Penuel ;   Rehoboam ;   Shechem ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Israel kingdom of;   Peniel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Israel, Kingdom of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeroboam;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Revolt;   Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amos (1);   Fortification;   Gad (1);   Israel, Kingdom of;   Peniel;   Samaria, City of;   Shishak;   Temple;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shechem;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
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 。

Contextual Overview

25 Then Jeroboam made Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim a very strong city, and he lived there. He also went to the city of Peniel and made it stronger. 26 Jeroboam said to himself, "The kingdom will probably go back to David's family. 27 If the people continue going to the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices, they will want to be ruled again by Rehoboam. Then they will kill me and follow Rehoboam king of Judah." 28 King Jeroboam asked for advice. Then he made two golden calves. "It is too long a journey for you to go to Jerusalem to worship," he said to the people. "Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt." 29 Jeroboam put one golden calf in the city of Bethel and the other in the city of Dan. 30 This became a very great sin, because the people traveled as far as Dan to worship the calf there. 31 Jeroboam built temples on the places of worship. He also chose priests from all the people, not just from the tribe of Levi. 32 And he started a new festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, just like the festival in Judah. During that time the king offered sacrifices on the altar, along with sacrifices to the calves in Bethel he had made. He also chose priests in Bethel to serve at the places of worship he had made. 33 So Jeroboam chose his own time for a festival for the Israelites—the fifteenth day of the eighth month. During that time he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built in Bethel. He set up a festival for the Israelites and offered sacrifices on the altar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

built: 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:17, 1 Kings 9:18, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 16:24, 2 Chronicles 11:5-12

Shechem: 1 Kings 12:1, Judges 9:1, Judges 9:45-49

Penuel: Genesis 32:30, Genesis 32:31, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:17

Reciprocal: Joshua 17:7 - Shechem Judges 9:6 - plain 2 Samuel 19:20 - Joseph Jeremiah 41:5 - Shechem Hosea 6:9 - by consent Hosea 13:1 - exalted

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in Mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein,.... Not that this city had lain in ruins from the times of Abimelech, Judges 9:45 for then it would not have been a proper place for the convention of the people, 1 Kings 12:1 but he repaired the walls of it, and fortified it, and built a palace in it for his residence:

and went out from thence, and built Penuel; a place on the other side Jordan, the tower of which was beaten down by Gideon, Judges 8:17 and might be now rebuilt, or at least the city was repaired by him, and anew fortified, perhaps for the better security of his dominions on that side Jordan; though Fortunatus Scacchus p is of opinion that this was an altar, the same as at Carmel, 1 Kings 18:30, which Jeroboam built, and called by this name in testimony of the common religion of the Israelites and Jews.

p Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. 2. c. 58. col. 593.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Built Shechem - In the sense of “enlarged and fortified.” See Daniel 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).


 
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