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John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 11:15

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

Ver. 15. And he ordained him priests.] See 1 Kings 12:31 .

And for the devils.] Heb., Hairy horrid things, boegy men. See Revelation 9:11; Revelation 9:20. The devil is ειδωλοχαρης, saith Synesius; and hereby it appeareth that Jeroboam set up more idols than the two golden calves.

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See also 2 Chronicles 11:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Chronicles 11:15. _AND HE ORDAINED HIM PRIESTS - FOR THE DEVILS_] שעירים _seirim_, the _hairy ones_; probably _goats_: for as the _golden_ _calves_, or _oxen_, were in imitation of the Egyptia...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE HIGH PLACES - i. e., the two sanctuaries at Dan and Bethel. FOR THE DEVILS - literally, “for the goats:” probably the word is used (as in Leviticus 17:7) for objects of idolatrous worship general...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND HE ORDAINED HIM PRIESTS FOR THE HIGH PLACES, AND FOR THE DEVILS, AND FOR THE CALVES WHICH HE HAD MADE._ He ordained him priests. The persons he appointed to the priesthood were low and worthless...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    11:15 he-goats (a-14) or 'demons,' 'satyrs.' see Leviticus 17:7 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יַּֽעֲמֶד ־לֹו֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים לַ † בָּמֹ֖ות...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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