1 Kings 8:16

8:16 He told David,¹ ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live.² But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

1 Kings 8:64

8:64 That day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the Lord’s temple. He offered there burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat from the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that stood before the Lord was too small to hold all these offerings.³

1 Kings 8:66

8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started,⁴ he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king⁵ and then went to their homes, happy and content⁶ because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

1 Kings 12:32-33

12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month,⁷ like the festival celebrated in Judah.⁸ On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made.⁹ In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen)¹⁰ Jeroboam¹¹ offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel.¹² He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

1 Kings 17:14

17:14 For this is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord makes it rain on the surface of the ground.’”

1 Kings 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub¹³ and asked the Lord to take his life:¹⁴ “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.”¹⁵

1 Kings 20:13

The Lord Delivers Israel

20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army?¹⁶ Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

¹tn Heb “saying.”

²tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

sn To build a temple in which to live (Heb “to build a house for my name to be there”). In the OT, the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

³tn Heb “to hold the burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”

⁴tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).

⁵tn Heb “they blessed the king.”

⁶tn Heb “good of heart.”

⁷sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.

⁸sn 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.

⁹tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”

¹⁰tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

¹¹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

¹³tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

¹⁴tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

¹⁵tn Heb “fathers.”

¹⁶tn Heb “this great horde.”