1 Kings 12:24-26

Lexham English Bible

²⁴ ‘Thus says Yahweh: “You shall not go up and you shall not fight with your brothers the Israelites.^[a] Return each of you to his house, for this thing was from me.”’” So they heeded the word of Yahweh, and they returned to go home according to the word of Yahweh.

Jeroboam Becomes King over Israel

²⁵ Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and he resided in it. Then he went out from there and built Penuel. ²⁶ Then Jeroboam said to himself,^[b] “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David