King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
28
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 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
29
One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
30
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.
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