1 Kings 12:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 12:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 12:30 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 12:30 — KJV
“And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.”
— 1 Kings 12:30 (KJV)
1 Kings 12:30 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 12:30
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:30: thing, people, went
“For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. there was...: or, the hire of man became nothing”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:30: thing, became, went
“And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:30: people, went, one
“And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:30: thing, people, one
“And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 12:30: thing, people, before
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