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2 Chronicles 11:15

And he appointed priests for him for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to LORD.

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

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Cross References

Exodus 32:31And Moses returned to LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made gods of gold for them.

Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods that they knew not, to new [gods] that came up of late, which your fathers did not dread.

1 Kings 12:31And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 14:9but have done evil above all who were before thee, and have gone and made thee other gods, and molten images to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind thy back,

Hosea 8:5He has cast off thy calf, O Samaria. MY anger is kindled against them. How long will it be ere they attain to innocence?

1 Corinthians 10:20Rather, that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partakers of demons.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 11:14-23

The Priests Adhere to Rehoboam. ( b. c. 974.) 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 : 15 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… Read the whole commentary →

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