en_tn/1ki/12/31.md

Jeroboam made houses on high places

The workers who did this at Jeroboam's commands are represented by the metonym of the name of Jeroboam himself. Alternate translation: "Jeroboam's workers made houses on high places" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

houses on high places

The implied information is that these were houses of worship. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "houses of worship on high places" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

made priests

"appointed men to be priests"