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1 Kings 13:32-34
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 13:32-34
New Catholic Bible
32 The thing that he proclaimed by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all of the shrines on the high places throughout the cities of Samaria will certainly be fulfilled.”
33 Even after this, though, Jeroboam did not turn away from his evil ways. Once again he appointed priests for the high places from the lowliest of people. He consecrated as priests for the high places anyone who wanted to be consecrated. 34 This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam[a] that caused it to be cut off and wiped out from the face of the earth.
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- 1 Kings 13:34 Sin of the house of Jeroboam: appointing his own priests for worship was a serious sin—only those from the tribe of Levi could serve (Num 3:10). There could be no true worship for the people in the northern kingdom under these circumstances.
