1 Kings 12:28,30,33

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1 Kings 12:28-30 The Message (MSG)

So the king came up with a plan: He made two golden calves. Then he announced, “It’s too much trouble for you to go to Jerusalem to worship. Look at these—the gods who brought you out of Egypt!” He put one calf in Bethel; the other he placed in Dan. This was blatant sin. Think of it—people traveling all the way to Dan to worship a calf!

1 Kings 12:28-30 The Message (MSG)

So the king came up with a plan: He made two golden calves. Then he announced, “It’s too much trouble for you to go to Jerusalem to worship. Look at these—the gods who brought you out of Egypt!” He put one calf in Bethel; the other he placed in Dan. This was blatant sin. Think of it—people traveling all the way to Dan to worship a calf!

1 Kings 12:31-33 The Message (MSG)

And that wasn’t the end of it. Jeroboam built forbidden shrines all over the place and recruited priests from wherever he could find them, regardless of whether they were fit for the job or not. To top it off, he created a holy New Year festival to be held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month to replace the one in Judah, complete with worship offered on the Altar at Bethel and sacrificing before the calves he had set up there. He staffed Bethel with priests from the local shrines he had made. This was strictly his own idea to compete with the feast in Judah; and he carried it off with flair, a festival exclusively for Israel, Jeroboam himself leading the worship at the Altar.

1 Kings 12:28 King James Version (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 12:30 King James Version (KJV)

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

1 Kings 12:33 King James Version (KJV)

So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.

1 Kings 12:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

So the king consulted, and made two golden calves, and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 12:30 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

1 Kings 12:33 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Then he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised in his own heart; and he instituted a feast for the sons of Israel and went up to the altar to burn incense.

1 Kings 12:28 New Century Version (NCV)

King Jeroboam asked for advice. Then he made two golden calves. “It is too long a journey for you to go to Jerusalem to worship,” he said to the people. “Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.”

1 Kings 12:30 New Century Version (NCV)

This became a very great sin, because the people traveled as far as Dan to worship the calf there.

1 Kings 12:33 New Century Version (NCV)

So Jeroboam chose his own time for a festival for the Israelites—the fifteenth day of the eighth month. During that time he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built in Bethel. He set up a festival for the Israelites and offered sacrifices on the altar.

1 Kings 12:28 American Standard Version (ASV)

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 12:30 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Kings 12:33 American Standard Version (ASV)

And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to burn incense.

1 Kings 12:28 New International Version (NIV)

After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”

1 Kings 12:30 New International Version (NIV)

And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.

1 Kings 12:33 New International Version (NIV)

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.

1 Kings 12:28 New King James Version (NKJV)

Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!”

I Kings 12:30 New King James Version (NKJV)

Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

I Kings 12:33 New King James Version (NKJV)

So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense.

1 Kings 12:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)

So the king took counsel [and followed bad advice] and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go [all the way] up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 12:30 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Now this thing became a sin [for Israel]; because the people went to worship before the one [or the other of them] as far as Dan.

1 Kings 12:33 Amplified Bible (AMP)

So he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart [in defiance of God’s commandments]; and he held a feast for the Israelites and he went up to the altar to burn incense [in defiance of God’s law.]

1 Kings 12:28 New Living Translation (NLT)

So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!”

1 Kings 12:30 New Living Translation (NLT)

But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there.

1 Kings 12:33 New Living Translation (NLT)

So on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a day that he himself had designated, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar at Bethel. He instituted a religious festival for Israel, and he went up to the altar to burn incense.

1 Kings 12:28 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 12:30 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

Then this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.

1 Kings 12:33 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar to make offerings.