King Jeroboam put one golden calf in Bethel. [156] He put the other golden calf in the city of Dan. [157]
1 Kings 13:32 - Easy To Read Version The things which the Lord spoke through him will certainly come true. The Lord used him to speak against the altar at Bethel and against the high places [172] in the other towns in Samaria.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass. American Standard Version (1901) For the saying which he cried by the word of Jehovah against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. Common English Bible The message he gave by the LORD’s word concerning the altar of Bethel and all the shrines in the towns of Samaria will most certainly come true.” Catholic Public Domain Version For certainly, the word will arrived, which he predicted by the word of the Lord, against the altar, which is in Bethel, and against all the shrines of the high places, which are in the cities of Samaria." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For assuredly the word shall come to pass which he hath foretold in the word of the Lord against the altar that is in Bethel: and against all the temples of the high places, that are in the cities of Samaria. |
King Jeroboam put one golden calf in Bethel. [156] He put the other golden calf in the city of Dan. [157]
Jeroboam also built temples at the high places. [158] He also chose priests from among the different family groups of Israel. (He did not choose priests only from the family group of Levi.)
The Lord had commanded the man of God to speak against the altar. He said,
But Omri bought the hill of Samaria. He bought it from Shemer for about 150 pounds [189] of silver. Omri built a city on that hill. He called the city Samaria after the name of its owner, Shemer.
But all those people made gods of their own and put them in the temples at the high places [212] the Samarians had made. Those people did this wherever they lived.
But at the same time, the Israelite army was attacking some towns in Judah. They attacked the towns from Beth Horon all the way to Samaria. They killed 3,000 people and took many valuable things. \{The people of that army were angry because\} Amaziah didn’t let them join him in the war.
and from the other people that the great and powerful Ashurbanipal moved to the city of Samaria and other places in the country west of the Euphrates River.
I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.
The apostles {\cf2\super [162]} were still in Jerusalem. They heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God. So the apostles sent Peter and John to the people in Samaria.