1 Kings 12:30

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“And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.”

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BSBPD

“And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one--unto Dan.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 12:30 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 13:34And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
  2. 1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
  3. 1 Kings 16:27As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  4. 2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
  5. 2 Kings 17:21When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
  6. 2 Chronicles 17:4but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
  7. Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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