I Kings 12:28
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 12:28 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da beriet sich der König und machte zwei goldene Kälber. Und er sprach zu dem Volke: Es ist zu viel für euch, nach Jerusalem hinaufzuziehen; siehe da, Israel, deine Götter, die dich aus dem Lande Ägypten heraufgeführt haben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y habido consejo, hizo el rey dos becerros de oro, y dijo al pueblo: Harto habéis subido á Jerusalem: he aquí tus dioses, oh Israel, que te hicieron subir de la tierra de Egipto.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E havido conselho, fez o rei dois bezerros de ouro, e disse ao povo: Demais subistes a Jerusalém: eis que teus deuses, ó Israel, que te fizeram subir da terra do Egito.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então o rei Joroboão buscou conselhos e fez dois bezerros de ouro, e disse para o povo: "É demasiado que vós vades e subais a Jerusalém. Vede, estes são os vossos deuses, Israel, que vos tiraram da terra do Egito".
📖 I Kings 12:28 in Context
26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27If 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.
28Whereupon 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.
29And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.
30And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
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