1 Kings 12:25-29
Christian Standard Bible
Jeroboam’s Idolatry
25 Jeroboam built Shechem(A) in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built Penuel.(B) 26 Jeroboam said to himself, “The kingdom might now return to the house of David.(C) 27 If these people regularly go to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem,(D) the heart of these people will return to their lord, King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and go back to the king of Judah.” 28 So the king sought advice.
Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, “Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here are your gods[a] who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”(E) 29 He set up one in Bethel,(F) and put the other in Dan.(G)
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- 12:28 Or here is your God, or here is your god
1 Kings 12:25-29
New International Version
Golden Calves at Bethel and Dan
25 Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem(A) in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.[a](B)
26 Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem,(C) they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.”
28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(D) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(E) 29 One he set up in Bethel,(F) and the other in Dan.(G)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 12:25 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel
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