Contradiction with Amos 4:4
This verse encourages transgressing at Bethel, contrasting with 1 Kings 12:25 where Jeroboam strengthens Shechem, implying stability rather than rebellion.
Amos 4:4: Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years: [three...: Heb. three years of days]
Contradiction with Hosea 10:8
Hosea speaks of the destruction of high places, opposing Jeroboam's act of building up Shechem and Penuel as centers of worship and strength.
Hosea 10:8: The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:16
This verse condemns Israel for idolatry, while 1 Kings 12:25 discusses Jeroboam's construction efforts, indirectly promoting idolatrous practices without direct condemnation.
2 Kings 17:16: And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, [even] two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:13-14
God warns of rejecting places where His name is set, contradicting Jeroboam's intention of establishing rival worship locations in Shechem and Penuel as seen in 1 Kings 12:25.
Jeremiah 7:13-14: And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:5
This verse instructs seeking the place God chooses for His name, whereas 1 Kings 12:25 describes Jeroboam establishing alternate religious centers, not chosen by God.
Deuteronomy 12:5: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: