28 So the king asked for advice and then made two gold calves. He said to the people, "It's too far for you to go all the way up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel! Here are your gods who brought you out from the land of Egypt."
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After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. 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.”
29 He put one calf in Bethel, and the other he placed in Dan.
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One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
30 This act was sinful. The people went to worship before the one calf at Bethel and before the other one as far as Dan.
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And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.