1 Kings 12:28 Cross References - Rotherham

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, Lo! thy gods, O Israel, that brought thee up out of the land of Egypt;

¹⁰ Come on! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them, lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass, when war befalleth us, that, they also, shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us, and then go up out of the land.

⁴ Thou shalt not make to thee an image, or any form, that is in the heavens above,––or that is in the earth beneath,––or that is in the waters, beneath the earth:

⁴ And he received [the gold] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf,––and they said––These, are thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up, out of the land of Egypt.

⁸ They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them, they have made for themselves––a molten calf,––and have bowed themselves down thereto, and have sacrificed thereto, and have said, These, are thy gods, O Israel, who have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁴ And, unto me, gave Yahweh command, at that time, to teach you, statutes and regulations,––that ye should do them, in the land whereinto ye, are passing over, to possess it. ¹⁵ Ye must take diligent heed, therefore, unto your own souls,––for ye saw no manner of form, on the day Yahweh spake unto you in Horeb, out of the midst of the fire; ¹⁶ lest ye should break faith, and make you an image, a form of any likeness,––a model of male or female; ¹⁷ a model of any beast, that is in the earth,––a model of any winged bird, that flieth in the heavens; ¹⁸ a model of any thing that creepeth on the ground,––a model of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth;

⁸ But he declined the counsel of the elders which they gave him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, who were standing before himself; ⁹ and said unto them––What counsel do, ye, give as to how we shall answer this people who have spoken unto me, saying––Make a lightening of the yoke which thy father put upon us?

²⁹ Nevertheless, as for the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused, Israel, to commit, Jehu turned not away from following them,––the calves of gold, one being in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

¹⁶ But they forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made for themselves something molten––two calves, and made a Sacred Stem, and bowed themselves down to all the army of the heavens, and served Baal;

¹⁵ and appointed for himself priests for the high places, and for the demons––and for the calves which he had made.

¹ Alas! for sons who are rebellious, Declareth Yahweh. Executing a purpose, but not from me, And pouring out a libation, but not from my spirit,––That they may add sin to sin:

¹⁰ Who have said to, the seers, Ye must not, see! To the prophets, Ye must not prophesy to us reproofs! Speak to us smooth things, Prophesy delusions:

⁴ They, have appointed kings, but not from me, have made rulers, but I have not acknowledged them: of their silver and their gold, they made themselves idols, to the end they might be cut off. ⁵ He hath cast away thy calf, O Samaria, kindled is mine anger upon them,––How long shall they not endure to be innocent? ⁶ For, of Israel, is even that thing! A craftsman, made it, and, a No–god, it is! For, into fragments, shall the Calf of Samaria be broken. ⁷ For, to the wind, they sow, and, to the whirlwind, they reap: stalk, hath it none, That which shooteth forth, shall yield no meal, If so be it yield, foreigners, swallow it lip,

⁵ About the calves of Beth–aven, will the inhabitant of Samaria be concerned,––for the people thereof, have mourned over it, and, the ascetics thereof, who, over it, used to exult, [shall mourn] for the glory thereof, because it hath departed therefrom. ⁶ Itself also, to Assyria, shall be borne along, as a present to a hostile king,––shame, shall Ephraim receive, that Israel, may be ashamed, of his own counsel.

¹⁹ Promising, freedom to them, they themselves, being all the while, slaves of corruption,––for, by whom one hath been defeated, by the same, hath he become enslaved,––