2 Chronicles 11:15
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And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

Leviticus 17:7 And they shall no more sacrifice their victims to devils, with whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an ordinance for ever to them and to their posterity.

Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed to devils and not to God: to gods whom they knew not: that were newly come up, whom their fathers worshipped not.

1 Corinthians 10:20,21 But the things which the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God. And I would not that you should be made partakers with devils. . . .

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils,

Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working signs: and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the Almighty God.

for the calves

Exodus 32:4-8,31 And when he had received them, he fashioned them by founders' work, and made of them a molten calf. And they said: These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee out of the land of Egypt. . . .

1 Kings 12:28 And finding out a device, he made two golden calves, and said to them: Go ye up no more to Jerusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 14:9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

Psalm 106:19,20 They made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing. . . .

Hosea 8:5,6 Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off, my wrath is kindled against them. How long will they be incapable of being cleansed? . . .

Hosea 13:2 And now they have sinned more and more: and they have made to themselves a molten thing of their silver as the likeness of idols: the whole is the work of craftsmen: to these that say: Sacrifice men, ye that adore calves.

Context
Jeroboam Forsakes the Priests and Levites
14Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord. 15And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.16Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.…
Cross References
Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no more sacrifice their victims to devils, with whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an ordinance for ever to them and to their posterity.

1 Kings 12:31
And he made temples in the high places, and priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 13:33
After these words, Jeroboam came not back from his wicked way: but on the contrary, he made of the meanest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he filled his hand, and he was made a priest of the high places.

1 Kings 14:9
But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

2 Chronicles 13:8
And now you say that you are able to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesseth by the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and golden calves, which Jeroboam hath made you for gods.

2 Chronicles 13:9
And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: and you have made you priests, like all the nations of the earth: whosoever cometh and consecrateth his hand with a bullock of the herd, and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are no gods.

Lexicon
And Jeroboam appointed
וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־ (way·ya·‘ă·meḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

his own
לוֹ֙ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

priests
כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kō·hă·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

for the high places
לַבָּמ֖וֹת (lab·bā·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1116: An elevation

and for the goat-demons
וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים (wə·laś·śə·‘î·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun

and calf idols
וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים (wə·lā·‘ă·ḡā·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5695: A, calf, one nearly grown

he had made.
עָשָֽׂה׃ (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make


Additional Translations
And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat-demons and calf idols he had made.And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

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

And he made for himself priests of the high places, and for the idols, and for the vanities, and for the calves which Jeroboam made.

and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.

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

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

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

and he establisheth to him priests for high places, and for goats, and for calves, that he made --
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