²³ Do not make gods of silver to rival me; do not make gods of gold for yourselves.^(A)

¹⁵ ‘Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.^(A)

²⁸ So the king sought advice.

Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, ‘Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here are your gods^[a] who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’^(A)