1 Kings 12:29 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He placed one golden calf in Bethel, and the other one he put in Dan.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

King Jeroboam set up two golden calves as false gods - one in the southern city of Bethel and another in the northern city of Dan.

📚 Historical Context

In the Bible, after King Solomon's death, the kingdom of Israel divided into two parts: the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Jeroboam, as the new king of the north, feared that his people would travel to Jerusalem in the south for worship, so he set up golden calves as idols in the cities of Bethel and Dan to create alternative worship sites. This action represented a direct rebellion against God's commands and marked the beginning of widespread idolatry in Israel.

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