Occurrences
Shᵉkem occurs 49 times in 43 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Joshua (6), Judges (22), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (2), Jeremiah (1)
- Genesis 12:6 — And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem (שְׁכֶ֔ם), unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
- Genesis 33:18 — And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֗ם), which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
- Genesis 34:6 — And Hamor the father of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֖ם) went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
- Genesis 35:4 — And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem (שְׁכֶֽם).
- Genesis 37:12 — And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶֽם).
- Genesis 37:13 — And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם)? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
- Genesis 37:14 — And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem (שְׁכֶֽמָה).
- Joshua 17:7 — And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם); and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
- Joshua 20:7 — And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem (שְׁכֶ֖ם) in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
- Joshua 21:21 — For they gave them Shechem (שְׁכֶ֥ם) with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
- Joshua 24:1 — And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑מָה), and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
- Joshua 24:25 — So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶֽם).
- Joshua 24:32 — And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem (בִשְׁכֶם֒), in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
- Judges 8:31 — And his concubine that was in Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם), she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
- Judges 9:1 — And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔מָה) unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
- Judges 9:2 — Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶם֮), Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
- Judges 9:3 — And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔ם) all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
- Judges 9:6 — And all the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶם֙) gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- Judges 9:6 — And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶֽם).
- Judges 9:7 — And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔ם), that God may hearken unto you.
- Judges 9:18 — And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔ם), because he is your brother;)
- Judges 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֖ם), and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
- Judges 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶם֙), and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
- Judges 9:23 — Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם); and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
- Judges 9:23 — Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֖ם) dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
- Judges 9:24 — That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔ם), which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
- Judges 9:25 — And the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֜ם) set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
- Judges 9:26 — And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶ֑ם): and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
- Judges 9:26 — And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶֽם) put their confidence in him.
- Judges 9:28 — And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem (שְׁכֶם֙), that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
- Judges 9:31 — And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔מָה); and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
- Judges 9:34 — And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔ם) in four companies.
- Judges 9:39 — And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם), and fought with Abimelech.
- Judges 9:41 — And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem (בִּשְׁכֶֽם).
- Judges 9:46 — And when all the men of the tower of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם) heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
- Judges 9:47 — And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem (שְׁכֶֽם) were gathered together.
- Judges 9:49 — And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֛ם) died also, about a thousand men and women.
- Judges 9:57 — And all the evil of the men of Shechem (שְׁכֶ֔ם) did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
- Judges 21:19 — Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑מָה), and on the south of Lebonah.
- 1 Kings 12:1 — And Rehoboam went to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם): for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
- 1 Kings 12:1 — And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֛ם) to make him king.
- 1 Kings 12:25 — Then Jeroboam built Shechem (שְׁכֶ֛ם) in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
- 1 Chronicles 6:67 — And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem (שְׁכֶ֥ם) in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 7:28 — And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem (וּשְׁכֶ֣ם) also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
- 2 Chronicles 10:1 — And Rehoboam went to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑מָה): for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
- 2 Chronicles 10:1 — And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem (שְׁכֶ֛ם) were all Israel come to make him king.
- Psalms 60:6 — God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם), and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- Psalms 108:7 — God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem (שְׁכֶ֑ם), and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- Jeremiah 41:5 — That there came certain from Shechem (מִשְּׁכֶ֞ם), from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.