28 So the king [a]consulted, and he (A)made two golden (B)calves; and he said to [b]the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; (C)behold your gods, Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set up (D)one in (E)Bethel, and the other he put in (F)Dan. 30 Now (G)this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

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  1. 1 Kings 12:28 Lit took counsel
  2. 1 Kings 12:28 Lit them

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(A) 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.”(B) 29 One he set up in Bethel,(C) and the other in Dan.(D) 30 And this thing became a sin;(E) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]

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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

16 He will give up Israel (A)because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he [a]committed and with which he misled Israel into sin.”

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  1. 1 Kings 14:16 Lit sinned

16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins(A) Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

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