Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He built temples on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
Holman Bible
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places
International Standard Version
Jeroboam built temples on the high places, and appointed his own priests from the fringe elements of the people who were not descendants of Levi.
A Conservative Version
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.
American Standard Version
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.
Amplified
And Jeroboam also made houses on high places, and he made priests from
Bible in Basic English
And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people.
Darby Translation
And he made a house of high places, and made priests from all classes of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will make a house of heights, and be will make priests from the ends of the people who were not of the sons of Levi.
King James 2000
And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he built the houses on the high places, and he appointed priests {from all walks of life} who were not from the sons of Levi.
Modern King James verseion
And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not the sons of Levi.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he made houses of hill altars, and made, of the lowest of the people, priests which were not of the sons of Levi.
New Heart English Bible
He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
The Emphasized Bible
And he made a house of high-places, - and made priests from the whole compass of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
Webster
And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
World English Bible
He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;
Themes
Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at
Calf » Images of, set up in beth-el and dan by jeroboam
Calves of jeroboam » Priests appointed for
Church and state » State superior to religion » Jeroboam, in subverting the jewish religion
High places » Signify a place of idolatrous worship
High places » Built by » Jeroboam
Idolatrous » priests » Examples of
Idolatrous » priests » Temples
Jeroboam » First king of israel after the revolt » Subverts the religion of moses
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jeroboam
Leaders » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Priest » The time of moses » Priests who were not from the sons of levi were appointed by jeroboam
priests » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Rebellion against God » Exemplified » Jeroboam
Religion » National » Subverted by jeroboam
Religion » National » Established by jeroboam
Religious » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Jeroboam, perverting the true worship
national Sins » Often caused and encouraged by rulers
Statecraft » Instances of » Jeroboam
Temple » Idolatrous » Of the calves, at beth-el
false Worship » Brazen serpent places devoted to idolatry » Idolatrous temples
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 12:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeroboam Becomes King Over Israel
30 This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves. 31 He built temples on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites. 32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival celebrated in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:32-33
for the prophecy he announced with the Lord's authority against the altar in Bethel and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north will certainly be fulfilled."
2 Kings 17:32
At the same time they worshiped the Lord. They appointed some of their own people to serve as priests in the shrines on the high places.
2 Chronicles 13:9
But you banished the Lord's priests, Aaron's descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods!
2 Chronicles 11:14-15
The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the Lord's priests.
Numbers 3:10
So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near must be put to death."
Deuteronomy 24:15
You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
1 Kings 13:24
As the prophet from Judah was traveling, a lion attacked him on the road and killed him. His corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey and the lion just stood there beside it.
Ezekiel 16:25
At the head of every street you erected your pavilion and you disgraced your beauty when you spread your legs to every passerby and multiplied your promiscuity.
Ezekiel 44:6-8
Say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough of all your abominable practices, O house of Israel!
Hosea 12:11
Is there idolatry in Gilead? Certainly its inhabitants will come to nothing! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Surely their altars will be like stones heaped up on a plowed field!