Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
One of the priests
Bible References
One of the priests
Judges 17:13
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will favor me and make me prosper because I have a Levite as my priest.”
1 Kings 12:31
And Jeroboam also made houses on high places, and he made priests from all people who were not of the sons (descendants) of Levi.
1 Kings 13:2
The man cried out against the [idolatrous] altar by the word of the Lord, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he sacrifice [the bodies of] the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”
2 Chronicles 11:15
Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, for the satyrs (goat demons) and calves (idols) which he had made.