1 Raja-raja 15:26

15:26 He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin. ² 

1 Raja-raja 12:28-29

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ³  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ⁴  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 12:29 He put one in Bethel ⁵  and the other in Dan.

1 Raja-raja 13:33-34

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ⁶  he continued to appoint common people ⁷  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ⁸  13:34 This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty ⁹  to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

1 Raja-raja 14:16

14:16 He will hand Israel over to their enemies ¹⁰  because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

[15:26]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:26]  ² tn Heb “and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”

[12:28]  ³ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[12:29]  ⁵ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ⁷ sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ⁸ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”

[13:34]  ⁹ tn Heb “house.”

[14:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he will give [up] Israel.”