2 Chronicles 11:15 when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

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New International Version
when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

English Standard Version
and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that 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 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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

Darby Bible Translation
and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.

Young's Literal Translation
and he establisheth to him priests for high places, and for goats, and for calves, that he made --

Cross References

Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices to devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever to them throughout their generations.

1 Kings 12:31
And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 13:33
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

1 Kings 14:9
But have done evil above all that were before you: for you have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back:

2 Chronicles 13:8
And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and you be a great multitude, and there are with your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

2 Chronicles 13:9
Have you not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:13-23 When the priests and Levites came to Jerusalem, the devout, pious Israelites followed them. Such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, left the inheritance of their fathers, and went to Jerusalem, that they might have free access to the altar of God, and be out of the temptation to worship the calves. That is best for us, which is best for our souls; in all our choices, religious advantages must be sought before all outward conveniences. Where God's faithful priests are, his faithful people should be. And when it has been proved that we are willing to renounce our worldly interests, so far as we are called to do so for the sake of Christ and his gospel, we have good evidence that we are truly his disciples. And it is the interest of a nation to protect religion and religious people.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. he ordained him priests—The persons he appointed to the priesthood were low and worthless creatures (1Ki 12:31; 13:33); any were consecrated who brought a bullock and seven rams (2Ch 13:9; Ex 29:37).

for the high places—Those favorite places of religious worship were encouraged throughout the country.

for the devils—a term sometimes used for idols in general (Le 17:7). But here it is applied distinctively to the goat deities, which were probably worshipped chiefly in the northern parts of his kingdom, where the heathen Canaanites still abounded.

for the calves which he had made—figures of the ox gods Apis and Mnevis, with which Jeroboam's residence in Egypt had familiarized him. (See on [432]1Ki 12:26).