1 Kings 12:31 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 12:31

29 And he set up one in ^aBethel, and the other he put in ^bDan.

30 Now this thing became ^aa sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

31 He made¹ shrines on the high places, ^aand made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

32 Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like ^athe feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. ^bAnd at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made.

33 So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had ^adevised in his own heart. And he¹ ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and ^bburned incense.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 12:31

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American Standard Version
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.

Amplified® Bible
Jeroboam also made houses on high places and made priests of people who were not Levites.

Contemporary English Version
Jeroboam built small places of worship at the shrines and appointed men who were not from the tribe of Levi to serve as priests.

Darby English Version
And he made a house of high places, and made priests from all classes of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

Good News Bible
Jeroboam also built places of worship on hilltops, and he chose priests from families who were not of the tribe of Levi.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

New International Version
Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

New King James Version
He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who did not come from the sons of Levi.

Revised Standard Version
He also made houses on high places, and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites.

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;

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