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1 Kings 12:31

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

1 Kings 12:31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 12:31

Theological / Devotional

Of the lowest. The Levites refused to serve as priests in these idolatrous shrines, and being cut off from their sacred office, made their way to Judah and Jerusalem (2 Chron. 11:13–16). Only people of the lowest moral standards would consent to serve as “priests for the high places and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made” (2 Chron. 11:15). The result was continually lower and lower moral standards among the people.

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