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29 He set one of them in Bethel and placed the other one in Dan. 30 Doing this was sinful, because the people traveled as far as Dan to appear before one of their idols.[a] 31 Jeroboam[b] built temples on the high places, and appointed his own priests from the fringe elements of the people who were not descendants of Levi.

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  1. 1 Kings 12:30 The Heb. lacks of their idols
  2. 1 Kings 12:31 Lit. He

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.

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