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2 Chronicles 11:15

Sin

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

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:

And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

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.

17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

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BSB
And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
KJV
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
WEB
He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
ASV
and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.
DARBY
and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.
BLB
And he appointed for himself priests for the high places, and for the goat demons, and for the calf idols that he had made.
ÅB
og han satte andre folk til prester for offerhaugene og for bukkene[^2] og for de kalver han hadde gjort.
OTB
Han utnevnte for seg selv prester for offerhaugene, for bukkedemonene og for kalvene som han hadde laget.
B1930
og han satte andre folk til prester for offerhaugene og for bukkene og for de kalver han hadde gjort. / < 3MO 17, 7.>

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  • 1 Kings 12:28

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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  • 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:17

    They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

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  • 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.

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  • Exodus 32:4–8

    And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Psalms 106:19–20

    They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

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  • 1 Timothy 4:1

    Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

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  • Hosea 8:5–6

    Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

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