1 Rois 12:26-33
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26 Jéroboam se dit : Telles que les choses se présentent, les sujets de mon royaume pourraient bien retourner sous l’autorité du fils de David. 27 S’ils continuent à se rendre à Jérusalem pour y offrir des sacrifices dans le temple de l’Eternel, ce peuple s’attachera de nouveau à son seigneur Roboam, roi de Juda. Alors ils me tueront et se soumettront à Roboam.
28 Après avoir pris conseil, le roi fit faire deux veaux d’or et déclara au peuple : En voilà assez avec ces pèlerinages à Jérusalem ! Voici vos dieux, Israël, qui vous ont fait sortir d’Egypte !
29 Il dressa l’une des statues d’or à Béthel et installa l’autre à Dan[a]. 30 Ce fut là un péché. Beaucoup de gens accompagnèrent l’un des veaux jusqu’à Dan. 31 Jéroboam fit aussi construire des sanctuaires sur des hauts lieux et il établit prêtres des hommes pris dans la masse du peuple qui n’appartenaient pas à la tribu de Lévi[b].
32 Jéroboam institua au quinzième jour du huitième mois une fête semblable à celle qui se célébrait en Juda[c] et il offrit lui-même des sacrifices sur l’autel. C’est ainsi qu’il agit à Béthel en offrant des sacrifices aux veaux qu’il avait fait fabriquer. Il établit aussi à Béthel les prêtres des hauts lieux qu’il avait fondés. 33 Il se rendit à l’autel qu’il avait érigé à Béthel le quinzième jour du huitième mois, date qu’il avait fixée de sa propre initiative. Il institua une fête pour les Israélites et gravit l’autel pour y offrir des parfums.
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- 12.29 Béthel est un ancien sanctuaire d’Israël (Gn 12.8 ; 28.11-19 ; 35.6-7 ; Jg 20.26-28 ; 1 S 7.16) à une vingtaine de kilomètres au nord de Jérusalem, tout au sud du nouveau royaume. Dan (voir Jg 18.27-31) est tout au nord du pays, près du mont Hermon.
- 12.31 Parce que la plupart des lévites s’étaient réfugiés auprès de Roboam (2 Ch 11.13-17).
- 12.32 Fête semblable à celle des Cabanes, décalée d’un mois (du 7e au 8e mois, mais le même jour).
1 Kings 12:26-33
New International Version
26 Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem,(A) they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.”
28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(B) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(C) 29 One he set up in Bethel,(D) and the other in Dan.(E) 30 And this thing became a sin;(F) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]
31 Jeroboam built shrines(G) on high places and appointed priests(H) from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth(I) month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel,(J) sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made. 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel.(K) So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.
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- 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan
1 Kings 12:26-33
King James Version
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28 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.
29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
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1 Kings 12:26-33
New King James Version
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David: 27 If these people (A)go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
28 Therefore the king asked advice, (B)made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. (C)Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!” 29 And he set up one in (D)Bethel, and the other he put in (E)Dan. 30 Now this thing became (F)a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. 31 He made [a]shrines on the high places, (G)and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
32 Jeroboam [b]ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like (H)the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. (I)And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had (J)devised in his own heart. And he [c]ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and (K)burned incense.
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- 1 Kings 12:31 Lit. a house; cf. 1 Kin. 13:32, lit. houses
- 1 Kings 12:32 instituted
- 1 Kings 12:33 instituted
1 Kings 12:26-33
English Standard Version
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. 27 If this people (A)go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” 28 So the king took counsel and (B)made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. (C)Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Then (D)this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.[a] 31 He also made (E)temples on high places and (F)appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. 32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like (G)the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel (H)the priests of the high places that he had made. 33 He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar (I)to make offerings.
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- 1 Kings 12:30 Septuagint went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan
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