1 Kings 12:28-30

28So King Jeroboam talked to his advisors. He used gold to make images of two young cows. He said to the people, ‘It is too difficult for you to go to Jerusalem to worship the Lord, as you have done before. So I have made these gold cows for you instead. Look at them, Israelite people! These are your gods that rescued you and brought you out from Egypt.’

29Jeroboam put one gold cow in Bethel. He put the other gold cow in Dan.

30But that caused the Israelite people to do a very bad thing. They went to Bethel and to Dan to worship the gold cows.