28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, [a]It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: Behold, O Israel, thy gods which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:28 So crafty are carnal persuasions of princes, when they will make a religion to serve to their appetite.

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(A) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(B)

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