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1 Kings 12:32 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. "

1 Kings 12:32

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30 This thing became a sin, for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.

31 He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

32 Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

33 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 of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar to burn incense.

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Related Verses

1 Kings 13:33

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"After this thing, Jeroboam didn’t turn from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places."

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2 Kings 23:15

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"Moreover the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah."

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1 Kings 13:1

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"Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the LORD’s word to Bethel; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense."

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2 Kings 23:5

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"He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, and to all the army of the sky."

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2 Chronicles 33:3

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"For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them."

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2 Chronicles 11:15

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"He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made."

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1 Kings 12:1

"Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king."

1 Kings 12:2

"When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt;"

1 Kings 12:3

"and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,"

1 Kings 12:4

"“Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”"

1 Kings 12:5

"He said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” So the people departed."

1 Kings 12:6

"King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to answer these people?”"

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