^{31 Ref} And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.

^{32 Ref} And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.