2 Chronicles 11:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He setוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־
(vai·ya·'a·med-)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
up priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים
(ko·ha·nim,)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
of his own for the high places,לַבָּמֹ֖ות
(lab·ba·mo·vt)
1116: a high placeof uncertain derivation
for the satyrsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים
(ve·las·se·'i·rim;)
8163c: a satyr, demonfrom the same as sear
and for the calvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים
(ve·la·'a·ga·lim)
5695: a calffrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he had made.עָשָֽׂה׃
(a·sah.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he ordained
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
him priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
for the high places
bamah  (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
and for the devils
sa`iyr  (saw-eer')
shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun -- devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
and for the calves
`egel  (ay-ghel)
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) -- bullock, calf.
which he had made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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 Bible
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Instead, Jeroboam appointed [his own] priests for the illegal worship sites and the goat and calf statues he had made as idols.

King James 2000 Bible
And he ordained himself priests for the high places, and for the goat idols, and for the calf idols which he had made.
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