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This he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> And Jeroboam instituted a religious festival in Bethel, held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in imitation of the annual Festival of Shelters in Judah. There at Bethel he himself offered sacrifices to the calves he had made, and he appointed priests for the pagan shrines he had made. <a href="/esv/1_kings/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/12.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/12.htm">New King James Version</a> Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jeroboam also instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jeroboam instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jeroboam instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jeroboam made a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves which he had made. And he had the priests of the high places, which he had made, stand in Bethel. <a href="/amp/1_kings/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jeroboam held a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/csb/1_kings/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jeroboam made a festival in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival in Judah. He offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had made. He also stationed the priests in Bethel for the high places he had made. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jeroboam made a festival in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival in Judah. He offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up. He also stationed the priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. <a href="/asv/1_kings/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made. <a href="/erv/1_kings/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jeroboam appointed a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, just like the festival in Judah. He went to the altar in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had made. He appointed priests from the illegal worship sites [to serve] in Bethel. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jeroboam also instituted a religious festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the gold bull-calves he had made, and he placed there in Bethel the priests serving at the places of worship he had built. <a href="/isv/1_kings/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jeroboam invented a festival for the fifteenth day of the eighth month similar to the festival that takes place in Judah. He approached the altar that he had set up in Bethel and sacrificed to the calves that he had made, having stationed in Bethel the priests that he had appointed. <a href="/net/1_kings/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival celebrated in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; he did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_kings/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. <a href="/web/1_kings/12.htm">World English Bible</a> Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jeroboam makes a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that [is] in Judah, and he offers on the altar—so he did in Beth-El—to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he has appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that is in Judah, and he offereth on the altar -- so did he in Beth-El -- to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made. <a href="/slt/1_kings/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jeroboam will make a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, according to the festival that is in Judah, and he will go up upon the altar. Thus he did in the house of God to sacrifice to the calves which he made: and he placed in the house of God priests of the heights which he made.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he appointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, after the manner of the feast that was celebrated in Juda. And going up to the altar, he did in like manner in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves, which he had made : and he placed in Bethel priests of the high places, which he had made. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he appointed a solemn day in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, in imitation of the solemnity that was celebrated in Judah. And ascending to the altar, he acted similarly in Bethel, so that he immolated to the calves, which he had made. And in Bethel, he appointed priests of the high places, which he had made. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Jeroboam established a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month like the pilgrimage feast in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. He stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places he had built. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jeroboam appointed a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the festival that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; so he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jeroboam made a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar to offer sacrifices. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing to the calves that he had made; and he appointed in Beth-el priests for the temples of idols which he had made.<CL>For the saying which he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el and against all the temples of idols which are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yorbaam made a feast in the eighth month at full moon in the month, like the feast that is in Yehuda, and he went up to the altar; and so he did also in Bayth Eil<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, to sacrifice unto the calves that he had made; and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made. <a href="/sep/1_kings/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jeroboam appointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, according to the feast in the land of Juda; <a href="/parallel/1_kings/12-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5066" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/12.htm">Jeroboam's Idolatry</a> …31Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites. 32<a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">And Jeroboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">ordained</a> <a href="/hebrew/2282.htm" title="2282: ḥāḡ (N-ms) -- A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast. Or chag; from chagag; a festival, or a victim therefor.">a feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ba·ḥă·miš·šāh- (Prep-b, Art:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">on the fifteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8066.htm" title="8066: haš·šə·mî·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Eighth (an ord. number). From shmoneh; eight.">of the eighth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2282.htm" title="2282: ke·ḥāḡ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast. Or chag; from chagag; a festival, or a victim therefor.">like the feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that was</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and he offered sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bə·ḇêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">offering in Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: lə·zab·bê·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">to sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: lā·‘ă·ḡā·lîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">to the calves</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he had set up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·he·‘ĕ·mîḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and he installed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nê (N-mpc) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">in Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: hab·bā·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">for the high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he had set up.</a> 33On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a> And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21-23</a> When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. / The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. / Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4-6</a> He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” / When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.” / So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10-13</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words, / for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’” / And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. ... <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4-6</a> They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a> Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8-9</a> And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. / But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods. <a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9</a> You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back. <a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</a> And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him. <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">2 Kings 10:29</a> but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15</a> He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole. <a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-22</a> Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Acts 7:41-43</a> At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. / But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Matthew 15:9</a> They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” <a href="/mark/7-7.htm">Mark 7:7</a> They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like to the feast that is in Judah, and he offered on the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.like unto<a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm">1 Kings 8:2,5</a> And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month… <a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">Leviticus 23:33,34</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … <a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12</a> And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:offered upon the altar.<a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10-13</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-30.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-30.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">Eighth</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/numbers/33-3.htm">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">High</a> <a href="/numbers/28-6.htm">Instituted</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm">Month</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-8.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-14.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-29.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-27.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-8.htm">Sacrificing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Eighth</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Instituted</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Month</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Sacrificing</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 12</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, </a> 4. <a href="/1_kings/12-4.htm">by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him</a> 6. <a href="/1_kings/12-6.htm">Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel, answers them roughly</a> 16. <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">Ten tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam flee</a> 21. <a href="/1_kings/12-21.htm">Rehoboam, raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm">Jeroboam strengthens himself by cities</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">and by idolatry of the two calves</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month Jeroboam's decision to establish a feast on this specific day was a deliberate attempt to create a religious system that rivaled the one in Judah. The fifteenth day of the eighth month does not correspond to any God-ordained festival in the Mosaic Law, indicating Jeroboam's intention to innovate religious practices for political purposes. This act reflects a departure from the divinely instituted calendar, as the Feast of Tabernacles in Judah occurred on the fifteenth day of the seventh month (<a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Leviticus 23:34</a>).like the feast that was in Judah Jeroboam's feast was modeled after the Feast of Tabernacles, a significant festival in Judah that celebrated the harvest and God's provision. By imitating this feast, Jeroboam sought to legitimize his new religious practices and provide an alternative for the northern tribes, preventing them from traveling to Jerusalem. This imitation underscores the tension between the northern and southern kingdoms and highlights Jeroboam's desire to consolidate his rule by establishing a separate religious identity.and he offered sacrifices on the altar Jeroboam's offering of sacrifices was a direct challenge to the Levitical priesthood and the centralized worship in Jerusalem. By performing sacrifices himself, Jeroboam assumed a priestly role, which was contrary to the Law that reserved such duties for the descendants of Aaron. This act of offering sacrifices on an unauthorized altar was a significant deviation from the prescribed worship and demonstrated Jeroboam's disregard for the established religious order.he made this offering in Bethel Bethel, meaning "house of God," was a significant location in Israel's history, associated with patriarchal worship (<a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a>). Jeroboam's choice of Bethel as a site for his altar was strategic, as it held historical and religious significance. However, by setting up a rival altar there, Jeroboam corrupted its legacy and turned it into a center of idolatry, as Bethel became one of the two main centers for his golden calf worship.to sacrifice to the calves he had set up The golden calves were a direct violation of the second commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4-5</a>). Jeroboam's establishment of calf worship was reminiscent of Aaron's sin at Mount Sinai (Exodus 32), indicating a regression into idolatry. This act was a political maneuver to prevent the people from returning to Jerusalem, but it led Israel into sin and idolatry, which had long-lasting consequences for the northern kingdom.and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up Jeroboam's installation of non-Levitical priests was a further departure from the Mosaic Law, which specified that only Levites could serve as priests (<a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Numbers 3:10</a>). By appointing his own priests, Jeroboam created a parallel religious system that lacked divine sanction. The high places, often associated with pagan worship, became centers of idolatry, contributing to the spiritual decline of Israel. This action set a precedent for future kings of Israel, who continued in the sins of Jeroboam, leading to the eventual downfall of the northern kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. He is known for leading Israel into idolatry by setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant city in the northern kingdom of Israel, chosen by Jeroboam as a center for idol worship. Historically, Bethel was a place where God appeared to Jacob, making its use for idolatry particularly grievous. 3. <a href="/topical/f/festival_on_the_fifteenth_day_of_the_eighth_month.htm">Festival on the Fifteenth Day of the Eighth Month</a> A man-made festival instituted by Jeroboam to rival the God-ordained Feast of Tabernacles in Judah, demonstrating his attempt to establish a separate religious identity for the northern kingdom. 4. <a href="/topical/g/golden_calves.htm">Golden Calves</a> Idols made by Jeroboam, reminiscent of the golden calf made by Aaron in the wilderness, representing a direct violation of the first two commandments. 5. <a href="/topical/p/priests_for_the_high_places.htm">Priests for the High Places</a> Non-Levitical priests appointed by Jeroboam to serve at the high places, further deviating from the Levitical priesthood established by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Jeroboam's actions serve as a warning against the subtle and overt forms of idolatry that can infiltrate our lives. We must guard our hearts and remain faithful to God’s commandments. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a> God desires worship that is in spirit and truth, not based on human inventions or convenience. We should evaluate our worship practices to ensure they align with biblical principles. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Leaders have a profound influence on the spiritual direction of their people. It is crucial for leaders to seek God’s guidance and lead with integrity and obedience to His Word. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Jeroboam’s disobedience led to spiritual decline and eventual judgment. We must remember that our choices have consequences, and obedience to God brings blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 12</a> <a href="/q/why_did_assyria_conquer_israel.htm">Why did Assyria conquer Israel?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_ephraim's_idol_worship.htm">Hosea 13:2: Given the claim of idol-making by Ephraim, where is the archaeological evidence that confirms or challenges such extensive idol worship at that time and place?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_retribution_for_idol_worship.htm">Hosea 8:5: Why does archaeological evidence suggest widespread idol worship with no immediate divine retribution?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_israel_function_without_god.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 15:3-4 claim that Israel was without the true God yet still functioned as a nation with established worship practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) In the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month . . .--The "feast that was in Judah," to which this is said to be like, is clearly the Feast of Tabernacles, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. The fixing of Jeroboam's festival of dedication for the Temple at Bethel to this special day is characteristic. It at once challenged likeness to the Feast of Tabernacles, which was (see <a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm" title="And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.">1Kings 8:2</a>) the occasion of Solomon's dedication at Jerusalem, and yet took liberty to alter the date, and fix it in the month "which he had devised of his own heart," thus assuming the right to set aside the letter of the old law, while professing still to observe the worship of Jehovah.Offered--or (see margin) went up--upon the altar.--The expression seems to imply that he ventured on a still greater innovation by taking on himself both functions of the priestly office--to offer sacrifice and (see <a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm" title="So he offered on the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast to the children of Israel: and he offered on the altar, and burnt incense.">1Kings 12:33</a>) to burn incense. This is not, indeed, necessarily implied; for (see <a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm" title="And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.">1Kings 8:63</a>) the sacrificer is often said to offer, when he evidently does so only through the priests. But Jeroboam had set aside the peculiar sanctity of the Levitical priesthood already; and so was very naturally prepared to crown this process by acting as head of the unauthorised priesthood which he had created. Perhaps he had witnessed the exclusive prominence of Solomon at the great dedication festival, and desired to imitate and outdo it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah [i.e., the Feast of Tabernacles, which was held on the 15th of the seventh month (cf. <a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm">1 Kings 8:2</a>). This was the great feast of the year, and, as the feast of harvest or ingathering, the most joyous. See on 1 Kings 8:1. Had Jeroboam provided no counter attraction to this great festive gathering in Judah he might have found it a formidable temptation to his subjects. The reason usually given for the alteration of the time - in defiance of the law, which expressly fixed it in the seventh month (<a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Leviticus 23:34, 39, 41</a>) - is that the eighth would be more generally convenient in the north, where the harvest or vintage was a month later (Then., Keil), as affording more time for the ingathering. In favour of this view is the consideration that the Jews not unfrequently had to intercalate a month - a second Adar - into their year, because of the season being a late one. Some of the older commentators, e.g., Vatab., think this time was chosen as the anniversary of his secession, but this is pure conjecture, and such an association would be contrary to the genius of the Hebrew people. Keil maintains that Jeroboam's design was to "make the separation, in a religious point of view, as complete as possible." But we can hardly be expected to believe that he altered the month, for the sake of creating a distinction, but "retained the day of the month, the fifteenth, for the sake of the weak who took offence at his innovations" (Keil). The day was retained, as Bahr points out, because, the months being lunar, the fifteenth was the day of the full moon], and he offered [Heb. as marg., "and he went up," i.e., ascended the altar; LXX. ἀνέβη. (Keil contends that וַיַּעַל means "and he sacrificed," but this translation is without precedent. Ver. 33, "and he went up to burn incense is decisive as to the meaning.) the altar was always raised. It was probably approached by s slope, as <a href="/exodus/20-26.htm">Exodus 20:26</a> forbade steps, though it is by no means certain that they were not used even in Solomon's temple, and Jeroboam probably would have no scruples on such a minute point of ritual. It has been thought (Kitto, 4:147) that he was moved to officiate in person by the precedent of the Egyptian kings, who exercised priestly functions; but it is much more probable that he was guided by the example of Solomon at the dedication of the temple] upon [i.e., he stood upon the ledge or platform (called in the A.V. "compass," <a href="/exodus/27-5.htm">Exodus 27:5</a>) in the middle of the altar] the altar. So did he in Bethel [i.e., the feast was held at one centre only, and at Bethel alone the king offered in person. But I venture to suggest that instead of כֵּן, "so did he," etc., we should read כִּי. The LXX. seem to have had this word before them - ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ο{ εποίησεν ἐν βαιθὴλ. And not only does this slight change bring the Hebrew into harmony with the LXX., but it also simplifies the construction. "He went up upon the altar which he made to sacrifice unto the calves which he made." The very tautology is instructive, as suggesting that altar, calves, and priests were all of Jeroboam's making, not of God's ordaining. The use of כּי as a relative ( = אֲשֶׁר) is strictly grammatical], sacrificing [marg., to sacrifice] unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel [Dan being already provided with its priesthood] the priests of the high places [i.e., of "the house of high places" (ver. 31). Or it may be a contemptuous designation of Jeroboam's irregular priests] which he had made. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/12-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And Jeroboam יָרָבְעָ֣ם ׀ (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings ordained וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make a festival חָ֡ג (ḥāḡ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast on the fifteenth בַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־ (ba·ḥă·miš·šāh-) Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five day י֨וֹם ׀ (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the eighth הַשְּׁמִינִ֣י (haš·šə·mî·nî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8066.htm">Strong's 8066: </a> Eighth (an ordinal number) month, בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month like the festival כֶּחָ֣ג ׀ (ke·ḥāḡ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast that [was] אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that in Judah, בִּיהוּדָ֗ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and he offered sacrifices וַיַּ֙עַל֙ (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the altar; הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar he made עָשָׂה֙ (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make this כֵּ֤ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus offering in Bethel אֵ֔ל (’êl) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah to sacrifice לְזַבֵּ֖חַ (lə·zab·bê·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> To slaughter for sacrifice to the calves לָעֲגָלִ֣ים (lā·‘ă·ḡā·lîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> A, calf, one nearly grown he had set up, עָשָׂ֑ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and he installed וְהֶעֱמִיד֙ (wə·he·‘ĕ·mîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations priests כֹּהֲנֵ֥י (kō·hă·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest in Bethel אֵ֔ל (’êl) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah for the high places הַבָּמ֖וֹת (hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> An elevation he had set up. עָשָֽׂה׃ (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-32.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 12:32 Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 12:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 12:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 12:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 12:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>