1 Kings 12:26-33
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. 30Now athis thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. 31And ahe made houses on high places, and bmade priests from among 1all the people who were not of the sons of Levi. 32And Jeroboam made a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, alike the feast which is in Judah, and he 1went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves which he had made. And he had bthe priests of the high places, which he had made, stand in Bethel. 33Then he 1went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had 2,adevised 3in his own heart; and he made a feast for the sons of Israel and 4went up to the altar bto burn 5incense.