1 Kings 12:29
“And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.”
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1 Kings 12:29 Context
27If this people goe vp, to doe sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Ierusalem, then shall the heart of this people turne againe vnto their lorde, euen vnto Rehoboam king of Iudah, and they shall kill mee, and goe againe to Rehoboam king of Iudah. 28Whereupon the king tooke counsell, and made two calues of gold, and said vnto them, It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt. 29And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. 30And this thing became a sinne: for the people went to worship before the one, euen vnto Dan. 31And he made an house of hie places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 12:29
And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
- King James Version
He set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he put one in Beth-el and the other in Dan.
- Basic English Bible
And he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
- Darby Bible
And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other he placed in Dan.
- Webster's Bible
He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
- World English Bible
And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 12:29
12:29 Beth - el, &c. - Which two places he chose for his peoplesconveniency; Beth - el being in the southern, and Dan in the northernparts of his kingdom.