The Apostasy of Israel

The term is associated with the introduction of Saul to Samuel. The narratives of the Northern Kingdom focus on structures that originated with Jeroboam. In 2 Chronicles 33, we have here a reference to the altar of the Lord and temple. But in verse 17, nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places but only to the Lord their gods. So you still had people worshiping Yahweh at other sites besides the temple.