1 Kings 12:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jeroboam{H3379} ordained{H6213} a feast{H2282} in the eighth{H8066} month,{H2320} on the fifteenth{H2568} day{H3117} of the month,{H2320} like unto the feast{H2282} that is in Judah,{H3063} and he went{H5927} up unto the altar;{H4196} so did{H6213} he in Beth-el,{H1008} sacrificing{H2076} unto the calves{H5695} that he had made:{H6213} and he placed{H5975} in Beth-el{H1008} the priests{H3548} of the high places{H1116} that he had made.{H6213}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jeroboam{H3379} ordained{H6213}{(H8799)} a feast{H2282} in the eighth{H8066} month{H2320}, on the fifteenth{H2568}{H6240} day{H3117} of the month{H2320}, like unto the feast{H2282} that is in Judah{H3063}, and he offered{H5927}{(H8686)} upon the altar{H4196}. So did{H6213}{(H8804)} he in Bethel{H1008}, sacrificing{H2076}{(H8763)} unto the calves{H5695} that he had made{H6213}{(H8804)}: and he placed{H5975}{(H8689)} in Bethel{H1008} the priests{H3548} of the high places{H1116} which he had made{H6213}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And vpon the fiftene daye of the eighte moneth he made an holy daye, like as the solempne feast in Iuda, and offered vpon the altare. Thus dyd he at Bethel, in doynge sacrifice vnto the calues which he had made,and at Bethel he ordeyned the prestes of the hye places that he had made:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ieroboam made a feast the fifteenth day of the eight moneth, like vnto the feast that is in Iudah, and offred on the altar. So did he in Beth-el and offered vnto the calues that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the Priestes of the hie places, which he had made.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ieroboam made a feast the fyfteene day of the eyght moneth, lyke vnto the feast that is in Iuda, and offered on the aulter: And so did he in Bethel, to offer vnto the calues that he had made: And he put in Bethel the priestes of the hill aulters which he had made.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that [is] in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; so did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that `is' in Judah, and he offereth on the altar -- so did he in Beth-El -- to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in Beth-el the priests of the high places he had made.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; so did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:2 : 2 All the men of Israel gathered before King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, during the feast, which is the seventh month.
  • 1 Kgs 8:5 : 5 King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel who had gathered before him were with him in front of the Ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered.
  • Amos 7:10-13 : 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, 'Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.' 11 For Amos says, 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their own land.' 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, 'Seer, go and flee to the land of Judah; there you can earn your bread and prophesy there.' 13 'But never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.'
  • Matt 15:8-9 : 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
  • Ezek 43:8 : 8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I consumed them in my anger.
  • Lev 23:33-44 : 33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 34 Speak to the Israelites and say: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths to the Lord begins, and it shall last for seven days. 35 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work. 36 For seven days you are to present fire offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. 37 These are the appointed festivals of the Lord that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting fire offerings to the Lord—burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings, each on its designated day— 38 in addition to the Lord's Sabbaths, your gifts, all your vow offerings, and all your freewill offerings you give to the Lord. 39 However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate the Lord's Festival for seven days. The first day shall be a day of rest, and the eighth day shall also be a day of rest. 40 On the first day, you shall take for yourselves the fruit of splendid trees, palm branches, leafy tree boughs, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is a perpetual statute for your generations; you shall observe it in the seventh month. 42 You shall live in booths for seven days. Every native-born Israelite is to dwell in booths, 43 so that your generations may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. 44 So Moses declared to the Israelites the appointed festivals of the Lord.
  • Num 29:12-39 : 12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days. 13 You shall offer a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect. 14 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths for each of the two rams, 15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs. 16 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 17 On the second day, you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect. 18 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 19 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings. 20 On the third day, eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 21 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 22 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 23 On the fourth day, ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 24 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 25 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 26 On the fifth day, nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 27 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 28 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 29 On the sixth day, eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 30 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 31 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offerings. 32 On the seventh day, seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 33 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 34 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offerings. 35 On the eighth day, hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work. 36 You shall present a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old without defect. 37 With their grain offerings and their drink offerings for the bull, the ram, and the lambs, by their number as prescribed. 38 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering. 39 These you shall offer to the Lord at your appointed festivals, besides your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, and peace offerings.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

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    26 Jeroboam said to himself, "The kingdom will now likely return to the house of David.

    27 If these people go up to worship at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.

    28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

    29 He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

    30 And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.

    31 Jeroboam also built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

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    14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests of the LORD.

    15 Jeroboam appointed priests for the high places, for the goat idols, and for the calf idols he had made.

    16 Those from all the tribes of Israel who had set their hearts on seeking the LORD, the God of Israel, followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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    32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

    33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not turn away from his evil way. Instead, he made priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest, he consecrated, and they became priests for the high places.

    34 This response became a sin to the house of Jeroboam, leading to its downfall and destruction from the face of the earth.

  • 15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there.

  • 9 On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.

  • 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

  • 1 Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.

  • 2 Chr 13:8-9
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    8 And now you think you can stand firm against the kingdom of the LORD in the hands of David’s descendants because you have a great multitude and golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

    9 Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of what are not gods.

  • 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this—he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon—he remained in Egypt.

  • 25 In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, during the festival, he shall prepare offerings like these for seven days: a sin offering, a burnt offering, a grain offering, and oil.

  • 16 Then he restored the altar of the LORD and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and thanksgiving. And he commanded Judah to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 5 He built altars to all the stars of the sky in both courtyards of the temple of the LORD.

  • 2 All the men of Israel gathered before King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, during the feast, which is the seventh month.

  • 28 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  • 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of it and proclaimed, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD."

  • 32 They feared the Lord, but they also appointed for themselves all sorts of priests for the high places, who made sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places.

  • 21 For when Israel was torn from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and led them into great sin.

  • 5 He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the LORD's house.

  • 3 All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

  • 20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

  • 16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

  • 12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.

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    64 On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat portions of the fellowship offerings.

    65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.

  • 12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had constructed in front of the portico.

  • 30 This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

  • 2 Kgs 15:8-9
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    8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Zechariah, son of Jeroboam, became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for six months.

    9 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which caused Israel to sin.

  • 29 However, Jehu did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

  • 3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, set up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the host of heaven and served them.

  • 31 They were to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord on the sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed festivals as prescribed, continually before the Lord.

  • 3 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

  • 15 They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites, ashamed of their neglect, consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD.

  • 3 The king contributed from his own possessions for the burnt offerings: the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, new moons, and appointed festivals, as written in the Law of the Lord.

  • 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

  • 7 Manasseh took a carved idol that he had made and placed it in the temple of God, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, 'In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.'

  • 11 Jehoram also built high places in the hills of Judah, leading the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness and causing Judah to stray.

  • 15 So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had instructed them, saying, "Come back to me on the third day."