Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 Insomuch that the Levites left their suburbs and possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from ministering unto the LORD. 15 And he ordained him priests of hill altars - both to field devils and also to the calves which he had made. 16 And after them came there men out of all the tribes of Israel, which gave over their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel, and came to Jerusalem to offer unto the LORD God of their fathers.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:28

Whereupon the king took counsel and made two calves of gold and said unto the people, "Ye shall not need to go any more to Jerusalem. Behold your gods, Israel, which brought you out of the land of Egypt!"

1 Kings 12:31

And he made houses of hill altars, and made, of the lowest of the people, priests which were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 13:33

Howbeit, for all that, Jeroboam turned not from his wicked way: but turned away and made of the lowest of the people priests of the hill altars. Whosoever would, he filled their hands, and they became priests of the hill altars.

Exodus 32:4-8

And he received them of their hands and fashioned it with a graver and made it a calf of molten metal. And they said, "This is thy God, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt."

Exodus 32:31

And Moses went again unto the LORD and said, "O, this people have sinned a great sin and have made them a god of gold:

Deuteronomy 32:17

They offered unto field-devils and not to God; and to gods which they knew not; and to new gods that came newly up, which their fathers feared not.

1 Kings 14:9

but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made the other gods and images of metal, to provoke me, and hast cast me behind thy back.

Psalm 106:19-20

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

Hosea 8:5-6

Thy calf, O Samaria, shall be taken away, for my wrathful indignation is gone forth against thee. How long will it be, before they can be cleansed?

Hosea 13:2

And now they sin more and more. Of their silver, they make them molten Images, like the idols of the Heathen, and yet all is nothing but the work of the craftsmen. Notwithstanding they preach of the same: whoso will kiss the calves, offereth to men.

1 Corinthians 10:20-21

Nay, but I say, that these things which the gentiles offer, they offer to devils, and not to God. And I would not that ye should have fellowship with the devils.

1 Timothy 4:1

The spirit speaketh evidently that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto spirits of error,

Revelation 16:14

For they are the spirits of devils working miracles, to go out unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God almighty.

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