1 Kings 12:26-33

26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

271If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will return to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

28So the king 2consulted, and 3made two golden 4calves, and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; 5behold your gods, O Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

29He set 6one in 7Bethel, and the other he put in 8Dan.

30Now 9this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

31And 10he made houses on high places, and 11made priests from among 12all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

32Jeroboam 13instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, 14like the feast which is in Judah, and he 15went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel 16the priests of the high places which he had made.

33Then he 17went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had 1819devised 20in his own heart; and he 21instituted a feast for the sons of Israel and 22went up to the altar 23to burn 24incense.