1Ki 12:32 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

‏ 1 Kings 12:32

32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, ^{▼▼sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.} like the festival celebrated in Judah. ^{▼▼sn The festival 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.} On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”} In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

‏ 1 Kings 12:32

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel