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1 Kings 12:27 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 12 · verse 27 · King James Version
If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.1 Kings 12:27 · King James Version
1 Kings 12:27 in context
25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28Whereupon 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.
29And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificezebachproperly, a slaughterH2077 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- RehoboamRᵉchabʻâmRechabam, an Israelite kingH7346 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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