1 Kings 12:30
And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
In Context
29And he put one in Bethel, and he + 12:29 Gr. gave.put the other in Dan.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:34And this + 13:34 Gr. word.thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to its destruction and its removal from the face of the earth.
1 Kings 16:27And the rest of the acts of Ambri, and all that he did, and all his might, behold, are not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 17:21+ 17:21 The Complut. is better, πλὴν ὅτι ἐῤῤάγη ὁ Ἰσραὴλ ἀπ᾿οἴκου κ.τ.λ.Forasmuch as Israel revolted from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nabat king: and Jeroboam drew off Israel from following the Lord, and led them to sin a great sin.
Hosea 10:8And the altars of On, the sins of Israel, shall be taken away: thorns and thistles shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:26-33
Jeroboam's Idolatry. ( b. c. 975.) 25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: 27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made… Read the whole commentary →