12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) 1 Jeroboam 2 offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. 3 He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.
1 tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.