He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.
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He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.
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So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
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And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to offer.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 12:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 13:1 Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by Yahweh’s word to Bethel; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
- Numbers 15:39 It shall be to you for a fringe, that you may see it, and remember all Yahweh’s commandments, and do them; and that you don’t follow your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to play the prostitute;
- 1 Samuel 13:12 therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”
- 2 Chronicles 26:6 He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
- Psalms 106:39 Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
- Isaiah 29:13 The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
- Matthew 15:6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
- Mark 7:13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 12:33 So he offered upon the altar which…
1Ki 12:33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, [even] in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
Ver. 33. So he offered upon the altar.] As he usurped the kingdom, so now he invadeth the high priesthood: {a} as did likewise Uzziah. {2Ch 26:16} Julius Caesar wrote to his mother, Hodie videbis me aut Pontificem aut exulem. Today you will see me as Pontiff or exileed. {b} Charles V also sought once to make himself Pope, that he might get both the swords into his own hand. Ambition rideth without reins.
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Which he had devised of his own heart.] Hence this new day is called the day of the king, by the prophet Hosea, who doth often thunder against this idolatry. Sed surdo fabulam.
{a} Josephus.
{b} Sueton.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Which he had devised of his own heart; which…
Which he had devised of his own heart; which he appointed without any warrant from God, which was superstition. Compare Jer 7:31.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Devised - Which he appointed without any warrant from…
Devised - Which he appointed without any warrant from God.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. He offered upon the altar] Jeroboam probably…
Verse 33. He offered upon the altar] Jeroboam probably performed the functions of high priest himself, that he might in his own person condense the civil and ecclesiastical power.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 12:33. Which he had devised of his own…
1Ki 12:33. Which he had devised of his own heart — Out of his own will and pleasure, against the express ordinance of God. And ordained a feast — To be observed, it is likely, every year in Beth-el, as well as in Dan, as the feast of tabernacles was at Jerusalem, like which it also lasted many days. And he offered upon the altar, and burned incense — Thus performing the highest part of the priest’s office.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain This verse belongs to 1 Kings 13 rather than…
This verse belongs to 1 Kings 13 rather than to 1 Kings 12, being intended as an introduction to what follows.
Which he had devised of his own heart - The entire system of Jeroboam receives its condemnation in these words. His main fault was that he left a ritual and a worship where all was divinely authorized, for ceremonies and services which were wholly of his own devising. Not being a prophet, he had no authority to introduce religious innovations. Not having received any commission to establish new forms, he had no right to expect that any religious benefit would accrue from them. (See 1Ki 12:26 note.)
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain To: literally, "up on," (super) as at the end…
To: literally, "up on," (super) as at the end of the verse. (Haydock) --- The altars were very high and large. (Calmet) --- Month. Septuagint add, "on the festival which," &c. (Menochius) --- Heart. Hebrew reads millibod, (præter) instead of molbu, (ex corde suo.) Some manuscripts retain the latter word, as it is printed also in the marginal keri. Leusden tells us, we are by no means to say it is the truer reading, because then the text must be allowed to be corrupted; but it only explains what is meant by præter, "besides." A marvellous explanation! and perhaps it is only to be paralleled by ei explained by non. (Kennicott) --- Jeroboam has a mind to do honour to his new worship, and unites in his own person the sacerdotal and regal dignity, as the Roman emperors did. (Calmet) --- Incense. Septuagint, "to sacrifice." (Haydock) --- From this period, many learned men date the 390 years of the iniquity of Israel, Ezechiel iv. 5. (Du Hamel)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. which he had devised of his own heart]…
33. which he had devised of his own heart] This is a translation of the Keri, i.e. the marginal reading of the Hebrew. The Kethib (i.e. the written text) would be rendered ‘apart,’ and if it be correct must be understood, as intimating that the king consulted nobody, which comes much to the same as what we now translate. The difference to the eye between מלבד = ‘apart,’ and מלבו = ‘from his heart’ is very slight.
and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense] The marginal note of the A. V. points out that the last verb is in the infinitive. By translating with R.V. this is made apparent in the text and went up unto the altar to burn incense.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) So he offered upon the altar.—The repetition of…
(33) So he offered upon the altar.—The repetition of this verse is accounted for by its belonging properly in sense to the next chapter, opening the story of the mission of the “man of God from Judah.” The idea of the verse would be best conveyed by rendering the verbs of this verse in the imperfect tense: “So Jeroboam was offering,” &c.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So he offered Heb. went up, as before. This…
So he offered Heb. went up, as before. This verse is really the introduction to the history of the next chapter upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised Josephus (Ant. 7:8. 5) seems unaware that this new feast was kept at a different date from the true Feast of Tabernacles. But these words are decisive of his own heart The Cethib has dBoLmi by which Maurer and Keil understand dbLmi (seoreum." But qu.) But the Keri wOBLmi is every way to be preferred, So LXX, ajpoav auJtou. Similarly,; (Neh_6:8) and ordered rather, kept, celebrated a feast unto Heb. for the children of Israel: and he offered went up upon the altar, and burnt incense Heb. to burn, etc. The context seems to imply that it was not incense, or not incense only, but the sacrifice, or sacrificial parts of the victim, that the king burned. See on. 1Ki_13:3 (vD) And this meaning is justified by Lev_1:9, 1Sa_2:16; Amo_4:5, where the same word is used. It cannot be denied, however, that the word is generally used of incense, and it is very probable that both this and sacrifices were offered by Jeroboam on the same altar. (cf. 1Ki_11:8) We may perhaps see in Jeroboam"s ministering in person, not only the design to invest the new ordinance with exceptional interest and splendour, but also the idea of encouraging his new priests to enter on their unauthorized functions with. out fear. The history, or even the traditions, of Nadab and Abihu (Le 10) and of Korah and his company, (Num_16:40) and the threatenings of the law (Num_18:7, Num_18:22, cf., 2Ch_26:20) may well have made them hesitate. To allay their fears the king undertakes to offer the first of the sacrifices. And that their fears of a Divine interposition were not groundless the sequel shows.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 went up to the altar
went up to the altar
"Went up" here is an idiom for going to a sacred place to worship since these altars were located on high places. AT: "offered sacrifices on the altar" (See: Idiom)
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in the month he had planned in his own mind
"in the month that he had determined"
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mind
Israel
incense
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