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THE MESSAGE
1 Kings 12:30
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Christian Standard Bible®
This led to sin; the people walked in procession before one of the calves all the way to Dan.
This led to sin; the people walked in procession before one of the calves all the way to Dan.
Hebrew Names Version
This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
King James Version
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
English Standard Version
Then this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.
Then this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.
New Century Version
This became a very great sin, because the people traveled as far as Dan to worship the calf there.
This became a very great sin, because the people traveled as far as Dan to worship the calf there.
New English Translation
This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.
This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.
Amplified Bible
Now this thing became a sin [for Israel]; because the people went to worship before the one [or the other of them] as far as Dan.
Now this thing became a sin [for Israel]; because the people went to worship before the one [or the other of them] as far as Dan.
New American Standard Bible
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) euen to Dan.
And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) euen to Dan.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Complete Jewish Bible
and the affair became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one [in Beit-El and] all the way to Dan [to worship the other].
and the affair became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one [in Beit-El and] all the way to Dan [to worship the other].
Darby Translation
And this thing became a sin; and the people went [to worship] before the one, as far as Dan.
And this thing became a sin; and the people went [to worship] before the one, as far as Dan.
Easy-to-Read Version
What a terrible sin this was, because the Israelites started going to the cities of Dan and Bethel to worship the calves.
What a terrible sin this was, because the Israelites started going to the cities of Dan and Bethel to worship the calves.
George Lamsa Translation
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
Good News Translation
And so the people sinned, going to worship in Bethel and in Dan.
And so the people sinned, going to worship in Bethel and in Dan.
Lexham English Bible
This thing became a sin, and the people walked before the one as far as Dan.
This thing became a sin, and the people walked before the one as far as Dan.
Literal Translation
And this thing became a sin, for the people went before the one, to Dan.
And this thing became a sin, for the people went before the one, to Dan.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And this dede turned to synne, for the people wente before the one vnto Dan.
And this dede turned to synne, for the people wente before the one vnto Dan.
American Standard Version
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
Bible in Basic English
And this became a sin in Israel; for the people went to give worship to the one at Beth-el, and to the other at Dan.
And this became a sin in Israel; for the people went to give worship to the one at Beth-el, and to the other at Dan.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) as farre as Dan.
And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) as farre as Dan.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
King James Version (1611)
And this thing became a sinne: for the people went to worship before the one, euen vnto Dan.
And this thing became a sinne: for the people went to worship before the one, euen vnto Dan.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.
And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And this thing became a sin: for the people went [to worship] before the one, even unto Dan.
And this thing became a sin: for the people went [to worship] before the one, even unto Dan.
Berean Standard Bible
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this word was maad to Israel in to synne; for the puple yede til in to Dan, to worschipe the calf.
And this word was maad to Israel in to synne; for the puple yede til in to Dan, to worschipe the calf.
Young's Literal Translation
and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one -- unto Dan.
and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one -- unto Dan.
Update Bible Version
And this thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
And this thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
Webster's Bible Translation
And this thing became a sin: for the people went [to worship] before the one, [even] to Dan.
And this thing became a sin: for the people went [to worship] before the one, [even] to Dan.
World English Bible
This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
New King James Version
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
New Living Translation
But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there.
But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there.
New Life Bible
Now this thing became a sin. For the people went to worship in front of them, even as far as Dan.
Now this thing became a sin. For the people went to worship in front of them, even as far as Dan.
New Revised Standard
And this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one at Bethel and before the other as far as Dan.
And this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one at Bethel and before the other as far as Dan.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And this thing became a sin, - and the people went before the one, as far as Dan.
And this thing became a sin, - and the people went before the one, as far as Dan.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this thing became an occasion of sin: for the people went to adore the calf as far as Dan.
And this thing became an occasion of sin: for the people went to adore the calf as far as Dan.
Revised Standard Version
And this thing became a sin, for the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan.
And this thing became a sin, for the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
Contextual Overview
25 Jeroboam made a fort at Shechem in the hills of Ephraim, and made that his headquarters. He also built a fort at Penuel. 26But then Jeroboam thought, "It won't be long before the kingdom is reunited under David. As soon as these people resume worship at The Temple of God in Jerusalem, they'll start thinking of Rehoboam king of Judah as their ruler. They'll then kill me and go back to King Rehoboam." 28So the king came up with a plan: He made two golden calves. Then he announced, "It's too much trouble for you to go to Jerusalem to worship. Look at these—the gods who brought you out of Egypt!" He put one calf in Bethel; the other he placed in Dan. This was blatant sin. Think of it—people traveling all the way to Dan to worship a calf! 31And that wasn't the end of it. Jeroboam built forbidden shrines all over the place and recruited priests from wherever he could find them, regardless of whether they were fit for the job or not. To top it off, he created a holy New Year festival to be held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month to replace the one in Judah, complete with worship offered on the Altar at Bethel and sacrificing before the calves he had set up there. He staffed Bethel with priests from the local shrines he had made. This was strictly his own idea to compete with the feast in Judah; and he carried it off with flair, a festival exclusively for Israel, Jeroboam himself leading the worship at the Altar.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
became a sin: 1 Kings 13:34, 2 Kings 10:31, 2 Kings 17:21
Reciprocal: Judges 18:29 - Dan 1 Kings 14:16 - who did sin 2 Chronicles 17:4 - not after Acts 4:19 - to hearken
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And this thing became a sin,.... The cause and occasion of the sin of idolatry; it led them by degrees to leave off the worship of God, and to worship these calves as gods:
for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan; which was the furthest off, such was their great zeal for idolatrous worship; or they went thither before that at Bethel was set up; and even they at Bethel would go as far as Dan to worship, such was their veneration for both the calves. Abarbinel is of opinion that these calves were not made by Jeroboam for idolatrous uses, only the altar later mentioned; and that he never worshipped before them, nor sacrificed to them, nor even built the altar before them; but that these were set up as signs, and in memory of his kingdom, like the pillars in Solomon's temple; that he chose the calf or ox as emblems of his family, the family of Joseph, Deuteronomy 33:17 two to represent Ephraim and Manasseh; golden ones, to denote the majesty and perpetuity of his kingdom; and he set these, the one at Bethel, at the entrance of it, and the other at Dan, at the further borders of it; and that he did not call those gods, but the only true God, as he that brought Israel out of Egypt; only signified by that expression, that he was everywhere, there as well as at Jerusalem; but that the Israelites, who were taken with sensible objects, on visiting these out of curiosity, it became a snare to them, and they fell into the worship of them; just as Gideon's ephod, and Moses' brasen serpent, were unto them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This thing became a sin - i. e., this act of Jeroboam’s became an occasion of sin to the people. The author perhaps wrote the following words thus: “The people went to worship before the one to Bethel and before the other to Dan.”
