1 Kings 12:31
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

New Living Translation
Jeroboam also erected buildings at the pagan shrines and ordained priests from the common people—those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi.

English Standard Version
He also made temples on high places and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites.

Berean Study Bible
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

New American Standard Bible
And he made houses on high places, and appointed priests from all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

NASB 1995
And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

NASB 1977
And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

Amplified Bible
And Jeroboam also made houses on high places, and he made priests from all people who were not of the sons (descendants) of Levi.

Christian Standard Bible
Jeroboam also made shrines on the high places and made priests from the ranks of the people who were not Levites.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and set up priests from every class of people who were not Levites.

Contemporary English Version
Jeroboam built small places of worship at the shrines and appointed men who were not from the tribe of Levi to serve as priests.

Good News Translation
Jeroboam also built places of worship on hilltops, and he chose priests from families who were not of the tribe of Levi.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests.

International Standard Version
Jeroboam built temples on the high places, and appointed his own priests from the fringe elements of the people who were not descendants of Levi.

NET Bible
He built temples on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

King James 2000 Bible
And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

New Heart English Bible
And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

World English Bible
He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

American King James Version
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
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.

A Faithful Version
And he made houses of worship on the high places and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not the sons of Levi.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Also he made an house of hie places, and made Priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he made an house of hill aulters, and made priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He made an house also in the hye places, and made prestes of the smallest in the people, which were not of the childre of Leui.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he makes the house of high places, and makes priests from the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will make a house of heights, and be will make priests from the ends of the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made temples in the high places, and priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he made shrines on the high places, and he made priests out of the lowest people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he made a house of idols, and he made Priests of the people, those who were not of the sons of Levi.

Lamsa Bible
And he made a temple of idols, and made priests from among the people who were not of the sons of Levi.And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, When I die, bury me in the sepulchre wherein the prophet of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he made houses on the high places, and made priests of any part of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
















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