1 Kings 12:31 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Jeroboam also made houses on high places and made priests of people who were not Levites.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Jeroboam also made houses on high places and made priests of people who were not Levites.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

Jeroboam also built places on hills for people to worship. He chose men who were not from Levi's tribe to be priests.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jeroboam also built temples at the high places and chose priests from among the different tribes of Israel. (He did not choose priests only from the tribe of Levi.)

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

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He also made houses on high places and appointed priests from among all the people who were not Levites.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He also built temples on the high places and made priests from among the people who were not Levites.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He built temples on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jeroboam built temples for worshiping gods on high places. He appointed all kinds of people as priests. They didn't even have to be Levites.

English NIV

Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Jeroboam built shrines at the pagan high places and ordained priests from the rank and file of the people--those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He also made houses on high places, and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not Levites.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He also made shrines on the hills and ordained priests from the rank and file of the people—even those who were not from the priest-tribe of Levi.

English Tyndale 1537

And he made houses of hill altars, and made of the lowest of the people priests which were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 12:31 — Compare Translations