1 Kings

1 Kings 12:28–30

28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people,d “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.e

Footnotes

  • d 12:28 Hebrew to them
  • e 12:30 Likely reading of the original Hebrew text; MT the people walked to the one as far as Dan; LXX the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan

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1 Kings 12:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After seeking adviceוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץway·yiw·wā·‘aṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3289 advise, counsel
the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
twoשְׁנֵ֖יšə·nêNumber - masculine dual constructH8147 two
goldenזָהָ֑בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י‘eḡ·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH5695 calf
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to the peopleאֲלֵהֶ֗ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
Going upמֵעֲל֣וֹתmê·‘ă·lō·wṯPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
is too muchרַב־raḇ-AdverbH7227 much, many, great
for youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
Hereהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
are your godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
brought you upהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe·‘ĕ·lū·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

1 Kings 12:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Oneהָאֶחָ֖דhā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one
he set upוַיָּ֥שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
in Bethelאֵ֑ל’êlPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1008 Bethel
the otherהָאֶחָ֖דhā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one
in Danבְּדָֽן׃bə·ḏānPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1835 Dan

1 Kings 12:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And thisהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
thingהַדָּבָ֥רhad·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
becameוַיְהִ֛יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sinלְחַטָּ֑אתlə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
the peopleהָעָ֛םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
walkedוַיֵּלְכ֥וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
as far asעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Danדָּֽן׃dānNoun - proper - masculine singularH1835 Dan
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
oneהָאֶחָ֖דhā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one

Cross-references

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1 Kings 12:28 Exodus 32:4 · 2 Kings 17:16 · Exodus 32:8 · 2 Kings 10:29 · Hosea 8:4–7 · 2 Chronicles 11:15

1 Kings 12:29 Genesis 28:19 · Judges 18:27–31

1 Kings 12:30 2 Kings 17:21 · 1 Kings 13:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.