Sinai1 Kings 12:26
American Standard Version
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
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1 Kings 12:26 in other translations
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
1 Kings 12:26 in context
- 24Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.
- 25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.
- 26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
- 27if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.
- 28Whereupon 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.