1 Kings 12:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
1 Kings 12:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 12:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 12:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!””
1 Kings 12:28 — World English Bible
1 Kings 12:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. ”
1 Kings 12:28 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 12:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, `Enough to you of going up to Jerusalem; lo, thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'”
1 Kings 12:28 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 12:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thygods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt! ”
1 Kings 12:28 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 12:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whereupon the King tooke counsell, and made two calues of golde, and saide vnto them, It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: beholde, O Israel, thy gods, which brought thee vp out of the lande of Egypt.”
1 Kings 12:28 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 12:28 in Context — 1 Kings 12
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 two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
29 And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
What Does 1 Kings 12:28 Mean?
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