1 Kings 12 · Verse 29

1 Kings 12:29

And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.
1 Kings 12:29, King James Version

1 Kings 12:29 in other translations

BSBOne calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
WEBHe set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
ASVAnd he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
YLTAnd he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,
DARBYAnd he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
BBEAnd he put one in Beth-el and the other in Dan.
WebsterAnd he set the one in Beth-el, and the other he placed in Dan.

What does 1 Kings 12:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:26-32

26-32. Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David--Having received the kingdom from God, he should have relied on the divine protection. But he did not. With a view to withdraw the people from the temple and destroy the sacred associations connected with Jerusalem, he made serious and unwarranted innovations on the religious observances of the country, on pretext of saving the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 One in Beth-el, and the other - in Dan - One at the southern and the other at the northern extremity of the land. Solomon's idolatry had prepared the people for Jeroboam's abominations!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 12:25-33

Jeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical disbelief of God's all-sufficiency is at the bottom of all our departures from him. Though it is probable he meant his worship for Jehovah the God of Israel, it was contrary to the Divine law, and dishonourable to the Divine majesty to be thus represented. The people might be less shocked…

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1 Kings 12:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.Chadthe one [calf]H259
בְּבֵֽית\־be.veit-in Beth-H1008
אֵ֑ל'El-elH1008
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.Chadthe one [calf]H259
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe putH5414
בְּדָֽן\׃be.Danin DanH1835

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 12:29

  • Genesis 28:19

    And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

  • Judges 18:27-31

    And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth–rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. …

  • Deuteronomy 34:1

    And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

  • Genesis 35:1

    And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

  • Genesis 14:14

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

  • Judges 20:1

    Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.

  • Jeremiah 8:16

    The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

  • Genesis 12:8

    And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

  • Amos 8:14

    They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

  • 2 Kings 10:29

    Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth–el, and that were in Dan.

  • Hosea 4:15

    Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth–aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-el.
Ge 12:8; 28:19; 35:1; Ho 4:15
Dan.
Ge 14:14; De 34:1; Jud 18:29-31; 20:1; 2Ki 10:29; Jer 8:16; Am 8:14

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Context

  • 1 Kings 12:28

    Whereupon 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.

  • 1 Kings 12:29

    And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.

  • 1 Kings 12:30

    And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

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1 Kings 12:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y puso el uno en Beth-el, y el otro puso en Dan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il en mit un à Béthel, et l’autre il le plaça à Dan.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er stellte das eine in Bethel auf, und das andere tat er nach Dan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Posuitque unum in Bethel, et alterum in Dan: