Exodus 32:24-26

Good News Translation

²⁴ I asked them to bring me their gold ornaments, and those who had any took them off and gave them to me. I threw the ornaments into the fire and out came this bull-calf!”

²⁵ Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get out of control and make fools of themselves in front of their enemies. ²⁶ So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, “Everyone who is on the Lord's side come over here!” So all the Levites gathered around him,