Hos 8:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Hos 8:5-6: 8:5-6 this calf: When Jeroboam I (931–910 BC ), the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, ascended the throne, he established places of worship in the cities of Dan and Bethel so that the people would not travel to the Temple in Jerusalem, the capital of the southern kingdom. At each site, he erected a gold calf for the people to worship (1 Kgs 12:26-30 ).

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‏ Hosea 8:5-6

Summary for Hos 8:5-6: 8:5-6 ^a this calf: When Jeroboam I (931–910 BC), the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, ascended the throne, he established places of worship in the cities of Dan and Bethel so that the people would not travel to the Temple in Jerusalem, the capital of the southern kingdom. At each site, he erected a gold calf for the people to worship (1 Kgs 12:26-30 ^b).