He placed these calf idols in Bethel and in Dan—at either end of his kingdom.

But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there.

He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.

This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed, and because of the sins they led Israel to commit. They provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.

He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. The people provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.

His worst outrage was worshiping idols just as the Amorites had done—the people whom the Lord had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.)