1 Kings 12:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 12:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 12:28 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 Jer..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 12:28 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Kings 12:28 (KJV)
1 Kings 12:28 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 12:28
“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:28: made, too, gods
“And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:28: king, took, made
“So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:28: king, took, made
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; governor: or, deputy”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:28: king, took, made
“And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:28: king, took, made
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