Logos Bible Study

1 Kings 12:31

The NET BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

12:31He built temples47 on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. 47 The Hebrew text has the singular, but the plural is preferable here (see 1 Kgs 13:32). The Old Greek translation and the have the plural.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jeroboam also made shrines on the high places and made priests from the ranks of the people who were not Levites.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jeroboam also erected buildings at the pagan shrines and ordained priests from the common people—those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then he built the houses on the high places, and he appointed priests from all walks of life who were not from the sons of Levi.

KJV 1900King 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.