( H) He said to the people, вЂњIt is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.вЂќДў8В After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. 27В If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, ( G) they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. ( F)Дў6В Jeroboam thought to himself, вЂњThe kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. From there he went out and built up Peniel.

Golden Calves at Bethel and DanДў5В Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem ( E) in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.вЂ™вЂќ So they obeyed the word of the Lord and went home again, as the Lord had ordered. ( A)Дў1В When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered all Judah and the tribe of Benjamin-a hundred and eighty thousand able young men-to go to war ( B) against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.Дў2В But this word of God came to Shemaiah ( C) the man of God: ( D) 23В вЂњSay to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, to all Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, 24В вЂThis is what the Lord says: Do not go up to fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David. 20В When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel.

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