Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the LORD, 15 He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and for the calves which he had made. 16 And those who had set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:28

So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

1 Kings 12:31

He also made temples on high places and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites.

1 Kings 13:33

After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places.

Exodus 32:4-8

And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!"

Exodus 32:31

So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded.

1 Kings 14:9

but you have done evil above all who were before you and have gone and made for yourself other gods and metal images, provoking me to anger, and have cast me behind your back,

Psalm 106:19-20

They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image.

Hosea 8:5-6

I have spurned your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?

Hosea 13:2

And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of them, "Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!"

1 Corinthians 10:20-21

No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

Revelation 16:14

For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

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