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1 Kings 12:30

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And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
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  1. 2 Kings 17:21Rank 1 from verse 30
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    21For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.

  2. 1 Kings 13:34Rank 2 from verse 30
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    34And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

  3. 2 Kings 10:31Rank 3 from verse 30
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    31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

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1 Kings 12:30

COMBINED MEANING

sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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29And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

30And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

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31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

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