1 Kings 12:30
And this thing became a sin,—and the people went before the one, as far as Dan.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 set the one in Bethel,—and, the other, put he in Dan.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:34And so this thing became the sin of the house of Jeroboam,—that it should be both taken away and destroyed, from off the face of the ground.
1 Kings 16:27Now, the rest of the story of Omri, what he did, and his might that he shewed, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings 17:21for he rent Israel away from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat, king,—and Jeroboam thrust away Israel from following Yahweh, and caused them to commit a great sin.
Hosea 10:8So shall the high places of Aven, be destroyed, the sin of Israel, Thorn and prickle, shall come up on their altars,—Therefore shall they 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 →