12:31 He built temples 1 on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.
13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; 2 he continued to appoint common people 3 as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. 4
1 tn The Hebrew text has the singular, but the plural is preferable here (see 1 Kgs 13:32). The Old Greek translation and the Vulgate have the plural.
2 tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”
3 sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.
4 tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”