- his priest:
- "And the childrenª of Danª set upª°¹ the graven image:ª and Jonathan,ª the sonª of Gershom,²¹ the sonª of Manasseh,ª he¹ and his sonsª were¹ priestsª to the tribeª of Danª until¹ the dayª of the captivityª° of the land.ª" {Jdg 18:30} + "And he spakeª° unto¹ Korahª and unto¹ all¹ his company,ª saying,ª° Even to morrowª the LORDª will shewª°¹ who¹ [are] his, and [who is] holy;ª and will cause [him] to come nearª° unto¹ him: even [him] whom¹ he hath chosenª° will he cause to come nearª° unto¹ him." {Num 16:5} + "And Mosesª saidª° unto¹ Korah,ª Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ ye sonsª of Levi:ª ... And he hath brought thee nearª°¹ [to him], and all¹ thy brethrenª the sonsª of Leviª with¹ thee: and seekª° ye the priesthoodª also?¹" {Num 16:8-10} + "And he madeª°¹ an houseª of high places,ª and madeª° priestsª of the lowestª¹ of the people,ª which¹ were¹ not¹ of the sonsª¹ of Levi.ª" {1Kg 12:31} + "Afterª this¹ thingª Jeroboamª returnedª° not¹ from his evil² way,ª¹¹ but madeª° againª° of the lowestª¹ of the peopleª priestsª of the high places:ª whosoever would,ª he consecratedªª°¹ him, and he became¹ [one] of the priestsª of the high places.ª ... And this¹ thingª became¹ sinª unto the houseª of Jeroboam,ª even to cut [it] off,ª° and to destroyª° [it] from off¹¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {1Kg 13:33-34}
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