Their first king, Jeroboam, placed golden calves in the cities of Dan and Bethel and induced the people to worship these rather than to worship Jehovah God properly at the temple in Jerusalem.
Nende esimene kuningas Jerobeam pani Daani ja Peeteli linna kuldvasikad ning õhutas rahvast kummardama neid, selle asemel et kummardada Jumal Jehoovat õigesti Jeruusalemma templis.