- Jeroboam:
- "Have ye not¹ cast outª°¹ the priestsª of the LORD,ª¹ the sonsª of Aaron,ª and the Levites,ª and have madeª° you priestsª after the manner of the nationsª of [other] lands?ª so that whosoever¹ comethª° to consecrateªª° himself with a youngªª bullockª and sevenª rams,ª [the same] may be¹ a priestª of [them that are] noª gods.ª" {2Ch 13:9} + "Whereupon the kingª took counsel,ª° and madeª° twoª calvesª [of] gold,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, It is too muchª for you to go upª°¹ to Jerusalem:ª behold¹ thy gods,ª O Israel,ª which¹ brought¹ thee up²° out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª ... So he offeredª° upon¹ the altarª which¹ he had madeª° in Bethelª the fifteenthªª dayª of the eighthª month,ª [even] in the monthª which¹ he had devisedª° of his own heart;ª¹ and ordainedª° a feastª unto the childrenª of Israel:ª and he offeredª° upon¹ the altar,ª and burnt incense.ª°" {1Kg 12:28-33} + "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" {1Kg 13:33}
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