He made a house of high places — that is, he built a temple, or sanctuary, in each of the two cities where the calves were set up. The write…

Of the lowest of the people. —This is universally recognized as a mistranslation, though a natural one, of the original, “the ends…

For the sons of Levi went over to Judah, and remained faithful to God; and the more reputable people probably dreaded to assume the office to which…

And he made an house of high places
Or "altars" ^F19, built a temple at Dan, and set up several altars in …

Jeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical disbelief of God'…