Exodus 32:24-26

New Century Version

²⁴ So I told the people, ‘Take off your gold jewelry.’ When they gave me the gold, I threw it into the fire and out came this calf!”

²⁵ Moses saw that the people were acting wildly. Aaron had let them get out of control and become fools in front of their enemies. ²⁶ So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Let anyone who wants to follow the Lord come to me.” And all the people from the family of Levi gathered around Moses.