1 Kings 12:26-29
Read 1 Kings 12 in full →26And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. 27“aIf this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will return to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” 28So the king took counsel, and amade two golden bcalves, and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; cbehold your gods, O Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 29And he set aone in bBethel, and one he put in cDan.