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 ¹  (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.

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) ²  Jeroboam ³  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. ⁴  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

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

[12:33]  ² tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

[12:33]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.