29 He set (A)one in (B)Bethel, and the other he put in (C)Dan. 30 Now (D)this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. 31 And (E)he made houses on high places, and (F)made priests from among [a]all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

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  1. 1 Kings 12:31 Or extremities of

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