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Jeroboam’s Idolatry

1 Kings 12:30

In 11 translations

BSB
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.Likely reading of the original Hebrew text; MT the people walked to the one as far as Dan; LXX the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan
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.
LSV
and this thing becomes a sin, and the people go before the one—to Dan.
YLT
and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one — unto Dan.
DBY
And this thing became a sin; and the people went [to worship] before the one, as far as Dan.
DRC
And this thing became an occasion of sin: for the people went to adore the calf as far as Dan.
GNV
And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) euen to Dan.
JPS
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
LXXE
And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֛י הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה לְחַטָּ֑את וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֶחָ֖ד עַד־דָּֽן׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ λόγος οὗτος εἰς ἁμαρτίαν· καὶ ἐπορεύετο ὁ λαὸς πρὸ προσώπου τῆς μιᾶς ἕως Δὰν, καὶ εἴασαν τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου

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👤 Dan📍 Dan◆ Reign of Jeroboam I

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Kings 17:21When 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.
  • 1 Kings 13:34And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
  • 2 Kings 10:31Yet 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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