1 Kings 12:26 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 26 Jer·o·boʹam said in his heart: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.+ 1 Kings 12:28 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 28 After consultation, the king made two golden calves+ and said to the people: “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here is your God, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”+ Hosea 13:2 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 2 Now they add to their sinAnd make metal statues* from their silver;+They skillfully make idols, all the work of craftsmen. To them they say, ‘Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.’+
28 After consultation, the king made two golden calves+ and said to the people: “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here is your God, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”+
2 Now they add to their sinAnd make metal statues* from their silver;+They skillfully make idols, all the work of craftsmen. To them they say, ‘Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.’+