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

The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the low country and of the Negev (the South country) of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with their villages, and also Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages, and they settled there.