1 Kings 12

At Shechem Rehoboam refuses to lighten the people's burden, and the ten northern tribes make Jeroboam king. To keep his people from going to Jerusalem, Jeroboam sets up golden calves at Bethel and Dan and appoints his own priests and feast.

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