1 Kings 12:27-29

Contemporary English Version

^26-27 One day, Jeroboam started thinking, “Everyone in Israel still goes to the temple in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the Lord. What if they become loyal to David's family again? They will kill me and accept Rehoboam as their king.”

^28 (A) Jeroboam asked for advice and then made two gold statues of calves. He showed them to the people and said, “Listen everyone! You won't have to go to Jerusalem to worship anymore. Here are your gods^[a] who rescued you from Egypt.” ²⁹ Then he put one of the gold calves in the town of Bethel and the other in the town of Dan.