- calf:
- "Whereupon the kingª took counsel,ª° and madeª° twoª calvesª [of] gold,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, It is too muchª for you to go upª°¹ to Jerusalem:ª behold¹ thy gods,ª O Israel,ª which¹ brought¹ thee up²° out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {1Kg 12:28} + "And Jeroboamª ordainedª° a feastª in the eighthª month,ª on the fifteenthªª dayª of the month,ª like unto the feastª that¹ [is] in Judah,ª and he offeredª° upon¹ the altar.ª So¹ didª° he in Bethel,ª sacrificingª° unto the calvesª that¹ he had made:ª° and he placedª° in Bethelª¹ the priestsª of the high placesª which¹ he had made.ª°" {1Kg 12:32} + "Howbeit¹ [from] the sinsª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat,ª who¹ made¹ Israelª to sin,ª° Jehuª departedª° not¹ from afterª¹ them, [to wit], the goldenª calvesª that¹ [were] in Bethel,ª and that¹ [were] in Dan.ª" {2Kg 10:29} + "And he ordainedª° him priestsª for the high places,ª and for the devils,ª and for the calvesª which¹ he had made.ª°" {2Ch 11:15} + "And now¹ ye¹ thinkª° to withstandª° the kingdomª² of the LORDª in the handª of the sonsª of David;ª and ye¹ [be] a greatª multitude,ª and [there are] with¹ you goldenª calves,ª which¹ Jeroboamª madeª° you for gods.ª" {2Ch 13:8} + "They¹ have set up kings,ª° but not¹ by¹ me: they have made princes,²°¹ and I knewª° [it] not:¹ of their silverª and their goldª have they madeª° them idols,ª that¹ they may be cut off.ª° ... Thy calf,ª O Samaria,ª hath cast²° [thee] off;¹ mine angerª is kindledª° against them: how long¹¹ [will it be] ereª they attainª° to innocency?ª" {Hsa 8:4-5} + "The inhabitantsª of Samariaª shall fearª° because of the calvesª of Bethaven:ª for¹ the peopleª thereof shall mournª° over¹ it, and the priestsª thereof [that] rejoicedª° on¹ it, for¹ the gloryª thereof, because¹ it is departedª° from¹ it." {Hsa 10:5} + "And now¹ they sinª° more and more,ª° and have madeª° them molten imagesª of their silver,ª¹ [and] idolsª according to their own understanding,ª all¹ of it the workª of the craftsmen:ª they¹ sayª° of them, Let the menª that sacrificeª° kissª° the calves.ª" {Hsa 13:2}
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