When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have c
and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will
After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you
So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim se
And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulf
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who hande
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with con
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought
I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kep
So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.