^13:32for the prophecy he announced with the Lord’s authority⁶⁷ against the altar in Bethel⁶⁸ and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north⁶⁹ will certainly be fulfilled.”

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

^13:33After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways;⁷⁰ he continued to appoint common people⁷¹ as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest.⁷²^13:34This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty⁷³ to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

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Footnotes

67 Heb “for the word which he cried out by the word of the Lord”
68 For location see ; ; ; ; .
69 Heb “Samaria.” The name of Israel’s capital city here stands for the northern kingdom as a whole. Actually Samaria was not built and named until several years after this (see 1 Kgs 16:24), so it is likely that the author of Kings, writing at a later time, is here adapting the old prophet’s original statement.
70 Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”
71 The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.
72 Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”
73 Heb “house.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the saying that he called out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass.”

After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places. And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the message he declared by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true.”

Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places. This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for the message that he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the cities of Samaria is certain to happen.”

Even after this, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil way but again made priests for the high places from the ranks of the people. He ordained whoever so desired it, and they became priests of the high places. This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be cut off and obliterated from the face of the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the message the Lord told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true.”

But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the common people. He appointed anyone who wanted to become a priest for the pagan shrines. This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For surely, the thing which he proclaimed by the word of Yahweh against the altar which is in Bethel will happen, as it will against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria.”

After this event, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but he returned and again made priests for the high places of people from all walks of life. He filled his hand with all his desire and became one of the priests of the high places himself. This matter became sin in the house of Jeroboam, to make it disappear and to destroy it from the surface of the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

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. And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

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