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29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Then (A)this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.[a] 31 He also made (B)temples on high places and (C)appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. 32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like (D)the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel (E)the priests of the high places that he had made. 33 He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar (F)to make offerings.

A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam

13 And behold, (G)a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar (H)to make offerings.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Septuagint went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan

29 One he set up in Bethel,(A) and the other in Dan.(B) 30 And this thing became a sin;(C) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]

31 Jeroboam built shrines(D) on high places and appointed priests(E) from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth(F) month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel,(G) sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made. 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel.(H) So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.

The Man of God From Judah

13 By the word of the Lord a man of God(I) came from Judah to Bethel,(J) as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan