1 Kings 16:2

16:2 “I raised you up ¹  from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps ²  and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. ³ 

1 Kings 16:7

16:7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. ⁴  His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s. ⁵ 

1 Kings 16:19

16:19 This happened because of the sins he committed. He did evil in the sight of ⁶  the Lord and followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to continue sinning. ⁷ 

1 Kings 12:26-33

12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: ⁸  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ⁹  12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, ¹⁰  their loyalty could shift to their former master, ¹¹  King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.” 12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ¹²  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ¹³  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 12:29 He put one in Bethel ¹⁴  and the other in Dan. 12:30 This caused Israel to sin; ¹⁵  the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves. ¹⁶ 

12:31 He built temples ¹⁷  on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites. 12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, ¹⁸  like the festival celebrated in Judah. ¹⁹  On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. ²⁰  In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) ²¹  Jeroboam ²²  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. ²³  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

1 Kings 13:33-34

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ²⁴  he continued to appoint common people ²⁵  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ²⁶  13:34 This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty ²⁷  to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

[16:2]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.

[16:2]  ² tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”

[16:2]  ³ tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”

[16:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “and also through Jehu son of Hanani the word of the Lord came concerning [or “against”] Baasha and his house, and because of all the evil which he did in the eyes of the Lord.”

[16:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “angering him by the work of his hands, so that he was like the house of Jeroboam, and because of how he struck it down.”

[16:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[16:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin.”

[12:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “said in his heart.”

[12:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”

[12:27]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[12:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”

[12:28]  ¹² tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[12:29]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[12:30]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and this thing became a sin.”

[12:30]  ¹⁶ tc The MT reads “and the people went before the one to Dan.” It is likely that some words have been accidentally omitted and that the text originally said, “and the people went before the one at Bethel and before the one at Dan.”

[12:31]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew text has the singular, but the plural is preferable here (see 1 Kgs 13:32). The Old Greek translation and the Vulgate have the plural.

[12:32]  ¹⁸ sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.

[12:32]  ¹⁹ sn The festival he celebrated in Judah probably refers to the Feast of Tabernacles (i.e., Booths or Temporary Shelters), held in the seventh month (September-October). See also 1 Kgs 8:2.

[12:32]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”

[12:33]  ²¹ tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

[12:33]  ²² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ²³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:33]  ²⁴ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ²⁵ sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”

[13:34]  ²⁷ tn Heb “house.”