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1 Kings 12:30

DanDan
Sin

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

29 One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.

31 Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.

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BSB
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
KJV
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
WEB
This thing became a sin, for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.
ASV
And this thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even unto Dan.
DARBY
And this thing became a sin; and the people went [to worship] before the one, as far as Dan.
BLB
And this thing became a sin, for the people went before the face of one [of the calves] as far as Dan [to worship].
ÅB
Dette ble en årsak til synd; folket gikk like til Dan for å trede fram for den ene av dem.
OTB
Denne handlingen førte til synd, for folket gikk for å tilbe foran den så langt som til Dan.
B1930
Dette blev en årsak til synd; folket gikk like til Dan for å trede frem for den ene av dem.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 17:21

    When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.

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  • 1 Kings 13:34

    And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.

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  • 2 Kings 10:31

    Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

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