Bible Verses About "Who Was Jeroboam in the Bible"
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel whose establishment of golden calf worship at Dan and Bethel led the ten tribes into lasting idolatry.
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel whose establishment of golden calf worship at Dan and Bethel led the ten tribes into lasting idolatry.
"And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee." — 1 Kings 11:31 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Jeroboam in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee."
"Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt."
"And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth."
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