1 Kings 12:33

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

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 Kings 5:14

5:14 He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of ⁴  the work crews.

1 Kings 6:1

The Building of the Temple

6:1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv ⁵  (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 12:32

12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, ⁶  like the festival celebrated in Judah. ⁷  On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. ⁸  In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

[12:33]  ¹ tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

[12:33]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[5:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “was over.”

[6:1]  ⁷ sn During the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.

[12:32]  ¹⁰ sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.

[12:32]  ¹¹ sn The festival he celebrated in Judah probably refers to the Feast of Tabernacles (i.e., Booths or Temporary Shelters), held in the seventh month (September-October). See also 1 Kgs 8:2.

[12:32]  ¹² tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”