1Ki 12:33 | NET2full | STEP | On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen ) Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel . He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices .

‏ 1 Kings 12:33

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) ^{▼▼tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”} Jeroboam ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.