After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Any one who would, he consecrated him, to be a priest of the high places — Jeroboam remains unmoved by the young prophet's death and the divine signs. The phrase לֹא־שָׁב יָרְבְּעָם מִדַּרְכוֹ־הָרָעָה (lo-shav Yarboam midartcho-harah, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way) shows his deliberate persistence in idolatry and schism. The phrase וַיִּמְלֵא אֶת־יָדוֹ (vayimle et-yadu, he consecrated him) employs the idiom for priestly ordination, suggesting a continued expansion of his religious establishment. Jeroboam's refusal to repent, despite multiple divine warnings and signs, hardens him toward inevitable judgment.

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