1 Kings 12:30

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.[a]

1 Kings 12:30 in Other Translations

KJV
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
ESV
30 Then this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.
NLT
30 But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there.
MSG
30 This was blatant sin. Think of it - people traveling all the way to Dan to worship a calf!
CSB
30 This led to sin; the people walked [in procession] before one of the calves all the way to Dan.

1 Kings 12:30 In-Context

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 One he set up in Bethel, and the other in 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.
31 Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.
32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Kings 13:34; 1 Kings 14:16; 1 Kings 15:26,30; 1 Kings 16:2; 2 Kings 3:3; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 17:21

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text "people went to the one as far as Dan"
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