NET Bible
"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."
— 2 Chronicles 11:15, NET Bible
“And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves 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. ”
“and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.”
“And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.”
“And he himself made priests for the high places, and for the images of he-goats and oxen which he had made.”
“And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.”
In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.
The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the LORD’s priests.
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.
Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the LORD God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their ancestors.
They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.
Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.