Jeroboam had appointed his own priests to serve at the high places. He had made statues of gods that looked like goats and calves. His priests served those gods.

耶罗波安为邱坛、为鬼魔、为自己所铸造的牛犊设立祭司。

耶罗波安为丘坛，为山羊鬼魔，为自己所造的牛犊设立祭司。

耶罗波安为丘坛，为山羊鬼魔，为自己所造的牛犊设立祭司。

耶罗波安却为丘坛、公山羊像和他造的牛犊像设立他自己的祭司。

耶罗波安为邱坛、公山羊神，以及他铸造的牛犊，自己设立了祭司。

耶羅波安為邱壇、為鬼魔、為自己所鑄造的牛犢設立祭司。

耶羅波安為丘壇，為山羊鬼魔，為自己所造的牛犢設立祭司。

耶羅波安為丘壇，為山羊鬼魔，為自己所造的牛犢設立祭司。

耶羅波安卻為邱壇、公山羊像和他造的牛犢像設立他自己的祭司。

耶羅波安為邱壇、公山羊神，以及他鑄造的牛犢，自己設立了祭司。

耶羅波安卻為邱壇、為野山羊神、為自己所造的牛犢設立了祭司。

耶羅波安為崇邱、與牡山羊像、及所製之牛犢、設立祭司、

耶羅破暗擅立祭司、在諸崇坵、奉事魑魅、及所作犢像。

耶羅波安擅立祭司、在諸邱壇奉事鬼魅、及所製之犢像、

when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that he had made.

Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made.

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.

He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and the calves which he had made.

Then he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the demons, and the calf idols 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.

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.

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

Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.

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

So King Jeroboam asked for advice. Then he made two golden statues that looked like calves. He said to the people,“ It’s too hard for you to go up to Jerusalem. Israel, here are your gods who brought you up out of Egypt.”

Even after all of that happened, Jeroboam still didn’t change his evil ways. Once more he appointed priests for the high places. He made priests out of all kinds of people. In fact, he let anyone become a priest who wanted to. He set them apart to serve at the high places.

The people sacrificed to those false gods, not to God. They hadn’t known anything about those false gods. Those gods were new to them. Their people of long ago didn’t worship them.

Jeroboam built temples for worshiping gods on high places. He appointed all kinds of people as priests. They didn’t even have to be Levites.

He took what they gave him and made it into a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. Aaron shaped it with a tool. Then the people said,“ Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.”When Aaron saw what they were doing, he built an altar in front of the calf. He said,“ Tomorrow will be a feast day to honor the Lord.”So the next day the people got up early. They sacrificed burnt offerings and brought friendship offerings. They sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance wildly in front of their god.The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ Go down. Your people you brought up out of Egypt have become very sinful.They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a metal statue of a god in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said,‘ Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.’

So Moses went back to the Lord. He said,“ These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.

Now they sin more and more. They use their silver to make statues of gods for themselves. The statues come from their own clever ideas. Skilled workers make all of them. The people pray to these gods. They offer human sacrifices to them. They kiss the gods that look like calves.

The Holy Spirit clearly says that in the last days some people will leave the faith. They will follow spirits that will fool them. They will believe things that demons will teach them.

At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf. They worshiped that statue of a god.They traded their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

They are spirits of demons that perform signs. They go out to gather the kings of the whole world for battle. This battle will take place on the great day of the God who rules over all.

The Lord says,“ People of Samaria, throw out your god that looks like a calf! I am very angry with them. How long will it be until they are able to remain faithful to me?Their calf is not God. A skilled worker from Israel made it. But that calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.”

You have done more evil things than all those who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself. You have made statues of gods out of metal. You have made me very angry. You have turned your back on me.

No! But what is sacrificed by those who worship statues of gods is really sacrificed to demons. It is not sacrificed to God. I don’t want you to be sharing with demons.You can’t drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too. You can’t have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.