2 Chronicles 11:15
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
2 Chronicles 11:15 in other translations
| BSB | And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | and he establisheth to him priests for high places, and for goats, and for calves, that he 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. |
| BBE | And he himself made priests for the high places, and for the images of he-goats and oxen which he had made. |
| Webster | And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. |
What does 2 Chronicles 11:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 11:13-17
13-17. the priests and the Levites ... resorted to him out of all their coasts--This was an accession of moral power, for the maintenance of the true religion is the best support and safeguard of any nation; and as it was peculiarly the grand source of the strength and prosperity of the Hebrew monarchy, the great numbers of good and pious people who sought an asylum within the territories of Judah contributed…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 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…
2 Chronicles 11:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 11:15
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: …
- Psalms 106:19-20
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
- 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;
- 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? For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
- 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:
- Revelation 16:14
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
- Exodus 32:31
And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
- Hosea 13:2
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
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Context
- 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 11:15
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
- 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.
2 Chronicles 11:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él se hizo sacerdotes para los altos, y para los demonios, y para los becerros que él había hecho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et Jéroboam s’était établi des sacrificateurs pour les hauts lieux, et pour les boucs et pour les veaux qu’il avait faits. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er hatte sich Priester bestellt zu den Höhen und zu den Böcken und zu den Kälbern, die er gemacht hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum, et dæmoniorum, vitulorumque quos fecerat. |