2 Chronicles 11:15

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Summary

2 Chronicles 11:15

And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

For the devils

1 Corinthians 10:20

1 Timothy 4:1

Revelation 16:14

For the calves

Bible References

For the devils

But I say, that the things that the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

The Spirit explicitly says that some will fall away from the faith (truth) in later times. Spirits and doctrines of demons will seduce them,

They are demonic spirits, working signs, which go to the kings of the earth, of the whole world. They gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

For the calves

After he worked on the gold with a tool, he made it into a statue of a calf. Then they said: Israel, this is your god, who brought you out of Egypt.

After asking for advice, the king made two golden calves. He said: You have been worshiping in Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.

You have committed far greater sins than those who ruled before you. You have rejected me and have aroused my anger by making idols and metal images to worship.

At Mount Horeb they made a statue of a calf. They worshiped an idol made of metal.

Get rid of your calf-shaped idol, Samaria. My anger burns against these people! How long will they remain unclean?

They sin more and more. They make idols from silver for themselves. These idols are skillfully made. All of them are the work of craftsmen. People say this about the Israelites: They offer sacrifices and kiss calf-shaped idols.