Sinai1 Kings 12:26
World English Bible
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
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1 Kings 12:26 in other translations
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
1 Kings 12:26 in context
- 24‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up or fight against your brothers, the children of Israel. Everyone return to his house; for this thing is from me.” ’ ” So they listened to Yahweh’s word, and returned and went their way, according to Yahweh’s word.
- 25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel.
- 26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
- 27If this people goes up to offer sacrifices in Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
- 28So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”