| NET © | 1 Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel. |
| NIV © | Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel. |
| NASB © | Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived there. And he went out from there and built Penuel. |
| NLT © | 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. |
| MSG © | Jeroboam made a fort at Shechem in the hills of Ephraim, and made that his headquarters. He also built a fort at Penuel. |
| BBE © | Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel. |
| NRSV © | Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and resided there; he went out from there and built Penuel. |
| NKJV © | Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel. |
| KJV | Then Jeroboam <03379> built <01129> (8799) Shechem <07927> in mount <02022> Ephraim <0669>_, and dwelt <03427> (8799) therein; and went out <03318> (8799) from thence, and built <01129> (8799) Penuel <06439>_. |
| HEBREW | lawnp <06439> ta <0853> Nbyw <01129> Msm <08033> auyw <03318> hb <0> bsyw <03427> Myrpa <0669> rhb <02022> Mks <07927> ta <0853> Mebry <03379> Nbyw (12:25) <01129> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ wkodomhsen <3618> V-AAI-3S ieroboam N-PRI thn <3588> T-ASF sikima N-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF en <1722> PREP orei <3735> N-DSN efraim <2187> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ katwkei V-IAI-3S en <1722> PREP auth <846> D-DSF kai <2532> CONJ exhlyen <1831> V-AAI-3S ekeiyen <1564> ADV kai <2532> CONJ wkodomhsen <3618> V-AAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF fanouhl <5323> N-PRI |
| NET © [draft] ITL | Jeroboam <03379> built <01129> up Shechem <07927> in the Ephraimite <0669> hill country <02022> and lived <03427> there. From there <08033> he went out <03318> and built <01129> up Penuel .<06439> |
| NET © Notes |
1 tc The Old Greek translation has here a lengthy section consisting of twenty-three verses that are not found in the MT. |