Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
12:31 Jeroboam directly violated the law of Moses, which prohibited worship at pagan shrines (Deut 12:2-7) and specified that priests were to come only from the tribe of Levi (Exod 40:13-15; Num 1:50-53).
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
12:31 Jeroboam directly violated the law of Moses, which prohibited worship at pagan shrines (Deut 12:2-7) and specified that priests were to come only from the tribe of Levi (Exod 40:13-15; Num 1:50-53).
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
And he made a house of high places, and made priests from all classes of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
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.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people.