Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, And say, 'As your god, Dan, lives;' And, 'As the way of Beersheba lives;' They will fall, and never rise up again."
"The god that they worship and swear by is therefore not the true Yahweh, but a god which they have fashioned to their own desires."[48] Idolatry in the Northern Kingdom had come of age.  The people no longer either recognized or honored the true and Almighty God, but instead, worshipped and swore by their golden idols.  Added to that was the licentious and abominable worship they practiced there; and if that was not apostasy, there never was such a thing.