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. 1 

1 Kings 12:32-33

12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, 2  like the festival celebrated in Judah. 3  On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. 4  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) 5  Jeroboam 6  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. 7  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

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

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

3 sn 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.

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

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

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

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