1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Kings 12:25 | And Jeroboam built Sichem in Mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence, he built Phanuel. | Built, or "had built," while Roboam was preparing for his invasion. (Salien) --- Sichem and Phanuel had been ruined by Abimelech, and by Gedeon, Judges 8:17., and 9:45. (Calmet) --- By means of these fortresses, he secured both sides of the Jordan. (Haydock) --- Jeroboam afterwards fixed his residence at Thirsa, where the court was kept, till Amri built Samaria. |