2 Chronicles 11:15
Strong's Lexicon
And Jeroboam appointed
וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־ (way·ya·‘ă·meḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

his own
לוֹ֙ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

priests
כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kō·hă·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest

for the high places
לַבָּמ֖וֹת (lab·bā·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1116: 1) high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform) 1a) high place, mountain 1b) high places, battlefields 1c) high places (as places of worship) 1d) funeral mound?

and for the goat-demons
וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים (wə·laś·śə·‘î·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8163: adj 1) hairy n m 2) he-goat, buck 2a) as sacrificial animal 2b) satyr, may refer to a demon possessed goat like the swine of Gadara (Mt 8:30-32)

and calf idols
וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים (wə·lā·‘ă·ḡā·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5695: 1) calf, bull-calf

אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

he had made.
עָשָֽׂה׃ (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols 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—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places,  the goat-demons,  and the golden calves 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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

New Living Translation
Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped 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.

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.

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.

English Revised Version
and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which 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 unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto 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: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

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

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

2 Chronicles 13:9
Have ye 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 whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

2 Chronicles 11:14
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

2 Chronicles 11:13
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

2 Chronicles 11:12
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

2 Chronicles 11:16
And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
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