1 Kings 12:30 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 12:25-33

We have here the beginning of the reign of Jeroboam. He built Shechem first and then Penuel?beautified and fortified them, and probably had a palace in each of them for himself (1 Kgs. 12:25), the former in Ephraim, the latter in Gad, on the other side Jordan. This might be proper; but he formed another project for the establishing of his kingdom which was fatal to the interests of religion in it. I. That which he designed was by some effectual means to secure those to himself who had now... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

And this thing became a sin ,.... The cause and occasion of the sin of idolatry; it led them by degrees to leave off the worship of God, and to worship these calves as gods: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan ; which was the furthest off, such was their great zeal for idolatrous worship; or they went thither before that at Bethel was set up; and even they at Bethel would go as far as Dan to worship, such was their veneration for both the calves. Abarbinel is of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:21-33

I. AN ERROR THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED ( 1 Kings 12:21-24 ). Rehoboam had zeal and strength behind him in his attempt to bring back the tribes by force. One hundred and eighty thousand men responded to his call; but all were dispersed at the lifting up of God's hand. The attempt was forbidden, 1 . Because of the ties of kindred . These were forgotten by Rehoboam when he threatened the people with a heavier yoke. Tyranny is possible only in the denial of the brotherhood... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:26-30

The Golden Calves. Jeroboam here earns for himself that name of evil repute—"the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin." As the leader in the revolt of the ten tribes he was simply fulfilling a Divine purpose. "The thing was from the Lord,"—the ordained penalty of Solomon's transgression ( 1 Kings 11:31 , 1 Kings 11:38 ). But this setting up of the golden calves, this only too successful attempt to sever the sacred bond that bound the people of the whole land in one common allegiance to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:28-33

Jeroboam's Sin. The king of Israel, moved by personal ambition instead of zeal for God, fearing lest his people, in going to Jerusalem to worship, should see reason to regret having rent the kingdom, took counsel to prevent this. The result was the development of the policy described in the text. It was cunning— I. IN THE KIND OF WORSHIP IMPOSED . 1 . As to its objects . 2 . As to its modes . 3 . As to its ministers . II. IN THE PLACES CHOSEN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

And this thing became a sin [It was in itself sinful, for it both set at nought the express prohibition of the Decalogue ( Exodus 20:4 ), and also disregarded the one sanctuary of God's choice ( Deuteronomy 12:5 ). And it led to other sins, e . g ; the intrusion of a schismatic and irregular priesthood, and the performance of unauthorized rites, and to "an ever-deepening corruption of the national faith" (Ewald). Cf. Hosea 8:5 ; Hosea 13:2 . But the meaning is, it became an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

The Sin of Jeroboam. What was this sin, of which, from this time forward, the historian has so much to say? It is mentioned more than twenty times in Scripture. It casts its dark shadow across fifteen reigns of the kings of Israel. Its baleful influences were felt for more than two and a half centuries. It was the prime cause ( 2 Kings 17:21-28 ) of that captivity from which the ten tribes have never returned. Surely we ought to know what it was. And as one help to a right conclusion,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:30

This thing became a sin - i. e., this act of Jeroboam’s became an occasion of sin to the people. The author perhaps wrote the following words thus: “The people went to worship before the one to Bethel and before the other to Dan.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 12:30

1 Kings 12:30. This thing became a sin An occasion of great wickedness, not only of idolatry, which is called sin by way of eminence; nor only of the worship of the calves, wherein they pretended to worship the true God; but also of the worship of Baal, and of the utter desertion of the true God, and of all sorts of impiety. The people went to worship before the one even unto Dan Which is not here mentioned exclusively, for they went also to Beth-el, (1 Kings 12:32-33;) but for other... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 12:25-33

False religion in the north (12:25-33)Shechem, where Rehoboam had hoped to unite all Israel, now became the capital of Jeroboam’s breakaway kingdom. Jeroboam established a second capital at Penuel, east of Jordan, probably with the aim of holding the allegiance of the two and a half eastern tribes (25). Later he moved his capital a short distance north to Tirzah, which remained the capital during the reigns of several kings (see 14:17; 15:21,33).Jeroboam saw that his people might be tempted to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 12:25-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:21-33

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:26-30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:28-33

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 12:30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 12:25-33

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