25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and lived therein; and he went out from there, and built Penuel.
26Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
27if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
29He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
30This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.
31He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
