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.

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.

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.

他又去拆毀毗努伊勒的城樓，殺了城裡的人。

基甸又去毗努伊勒提出同樣的請求，也遭到拒絕。

亞比米勒鏖戰一天，攻陷了示劍城，殺了城內的居民，把整座城夷為平地，還撒上了鹽。示劍樓的人聽到風聲，躲進了巴力·比利土神廟的內堂。亞比米勒得知後，便領兵上撒門山用斧頭砍下樹枝，扛在肩上，並命令部下趕緊照做。他們都砍下一根樹枝，跟著亞比米勒把樹枝堆在神廟內堂的四周，放火燒死了裡面所有的人，男女約一千人。

雅各稱那地方為毗努伊勒，因為他說：「我當面見過上帝，竟能活命。」雅各經過毗努伊勒的時候，太陽出來了，那時他的大腿瘸了。

以色列王巴沙上來攻打猶大，他修築拉瑪城，企圖隔斷猶大王亞撒與外界的聯繫。

羅波安前往示劍，因為以色列人都去了那裡，要立他為王。

暗利用了六十八公斤銀子向撒瑪買了撒瑪利亞山，在上面建了一座城，按原來主人撒瑪的名字稱之為撒瑪利亞。

所羅門徵召勞役興建耶和華的殿、自己的王宮、米羅堡和耶路撒冷的城牆以及夏瑣、米吉多和基色。

羅波安住在耶路撒冷，他在猶大修築城池以作防禦。他修築的城池有伯利恆、以坦、提哥亞、伯·夙、梭哥、亞杜蘭、迦特、瑪利沙、西弗、亞多萊音、拉吉、亞西加、瑣拉、亞雅崙、希伯崙，這些都是猶大和便雅憫的堅城。他又在各城池加強防禦，派將領駐守，供給食物、油和酒。他在城內儲備盾牌和矛槍，使城池非常堅固。猶大和便雅憫都歸屬他。

耶路·巴力的兒子亞比米勒去示劍的舅舅家，對外祖父全家說：

所羅門現在重建基色、下伯·和崙、巴拉和境內沙漠地區的達莫。