29 And he set up one in (A)Bethel, and the other he put in (B)Dan. 30 Now this thing became (C)a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. 31 He made [a]shrines on the high places, (D)and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

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  1. 1 Kings 12:31 Lit. a house; cf. 1 Kin. 13:32, lit. houses

29 One he set up in Bethel,(A) and the other in Dan.(B) 30 And this thing became a sin;(C) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]

31 Jeroboam built shrines(D) on high places and appointed priests(E) from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

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  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan