He—made priests of the lowest of the people, &c.— Out of the bulk of the people, &c. See Genesis 47:2.Ezekiel 33:2. Of certain families which were not of the tribe of Levi. Houbigant.
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1 Kings 12:31
31 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.