1 Kings 12:30 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 12:30

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Peter Chrysologus

SERMON 27 (450)

Now let us talk also about the second kind of scandal, which, we said, arises from human cleverness.… Jeroboam raised up a scandal. He set up as gods for the people, golden calves—pitiful images—to keep them from seeking the living God, the true temple, God's …

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A sin - That is, an occasion of great wickedness, not only of idolatry, which is called sin by way of eminency; nor only of the worship of the calves, wherein they pretended to worship the true God; but also of the worship of Baal, and of the utter desertion of the true God; and of all sorts of impiety.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

This thing became a sin - i. e., this act of Jeroboam’s became an occasion of sin to the people. The author perhaps wrote the following words thus: “The people went to worship before the one to Bethel and before the other to Dan.”

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֛י	vay.Hi	and it became	H1961 →
הַדָּבָ֥ר	ha.da.Var	the thing	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֖ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
לְחַטָּ֑את	le.cha.Tat	<into> sin	H2403 →
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
הָעָ֛ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הָאֶחָ֖ד	ha.'e.Chad	the one [calf]	H259 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
דָּֽן׃	Dan	Dan	H1835 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Kings 10:31
Yet 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…
leads to
- 2 Kings 10:29
  but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
- Proverbs 4:23
  Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- Psalms 78:10
  They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
Through
1 Kings 13:34
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
leads to
- 1 Kings 14:10
  Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house…
- 1 Kings 15:29–30
  As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD…
- 2 Kings 17:21
  When 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…
Through
2 Kings 17:21
When 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…
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:11
  Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and…
- 1 Kings 11:31
  and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I…

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PlaceNorthern border, at the foot of HermonDanThe northern limit of the land, where the tribe of Dan settled after taking Laish and where Jeroboam set up one of his two golden…

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