Thematic Bible: Priests supported by the state

Now then send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, together with 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

Verse Concepts

False GodsSchool Of ProphetsTablesAssembling IsraelFour To Five Hundred

Four And Five HundredFollowers Of BaalProphets Of Other GodsServing Asherahjezebel

Moreover, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him from all their districts. For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD. He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and for the calves which he had made.