Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And he appointed priests for him for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.

New American Standard Bible

He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and for the calves which he had made.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.

International Standard Version

Jeroboam had appointed his own priests to serve at the high places and to serve the satyrs and calves that he had made.

American Standard Version

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.

Amplified

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, for the satyrs (goat demons) and calves (idols) which he had made.

Bible in Basic English

And he himself made priests for the high places, and for the images of he-goats and oxen which he had made.

Darby Translation

and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will set up to him priests for the heights, for the wood-demons, and for the calves which he made.

King James 2000

And he ordained himself priests for the high places, and for the goat idols, and for the calf idols which he had made.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the bull calves that he had made.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he ordained him priests of hill altars - both to field devils and also to the calves which he had made.

NET Bible

Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.

New Heart English Bible

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.

The Emphasized Bible

and appointed for himself priests for the high places, and for the demons - and for the calves which he had made.

Webster

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

World English Bible

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he establisheth to him priests for high places, and for goats, and for calves, that he made --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

בּמה 
Bamah 
Usage: 103

and for the devils
שׂער שׂעיר 
Sa`iyr 
Usage: 59

and for the calves
עגל 
`egel 
Usage: 35

References

Context Readings

The Priests And Levites Come To Jerusalem

14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to LORD. 15 And he appointed priests for him for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made. 16 And after them, such as set their hearts to seek LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem out of all the tribes of Israel to sacrifice to LORD, the God of their fathers.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:28

Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 12:31

And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 13:33

After this thing Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but again made from among all the people priests of the high places. Whoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.

Exodus 32:4-8

And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf. And they said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 32:31

And Moses returned to LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made gods of gold for them.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods that they knew not, to new [gods] that came up of late, which your fathers did not dread.

1 Kings 14:9

but have done evil above all who were before thee, and have gone and made thee other gods, and molten images to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind thy back,

Psalm 106:19-20

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image.

Hosea 8:5-6

He has cast off thy calf, O Samaria. MY anger is kindled against them. How long will it be ere they attain to innocence?

Hosea 13:2

And now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, Let the men who sacrifice kiss the ca

1 Corinthians 10:20-21

Rather, that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partakers of demons.

1 Timothy 4:1

But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

Revelation 16:14

For they are spirits of demons, doing signs that go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together to the battle of that great day of the Almighty God.

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