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
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.
1 Kings 18:26
18:26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested, 5 and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped 6 around on the altar they had made. 7
1 Kings 18:36
18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, 8 Elijah the prophet approached the altar 9 and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove 10 today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
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 “and they took the bull which he allowed them.”
6 tn Heb “limped” (the same verb is used in v. 21).
7 tc The MT has “which he made,” but some medieval Hebrew mss and the ancient versions have the plural form of the verb.
8 tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”
9 tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
10 tn Heb “let it be known.”