And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jerobo´am stood by the altar to burn incense.
1 Kings 12:33 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So he offered upon the altar he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a date which he chose individually; and he appointed a feast for the Israelites and he went up to the altar to burn incense [in defiance of God's law.] American Standard Version (1901) 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 burn incense. Common English Bible On the fifteenth day of the eighth month—the time he alone had decided—Jeroboam went up to the altar he had built in Bethel. He made a celebration for the Israelites and offered sacrifices on the altar by burning them up. Catholic Public Domain Version And he ascended to the altar, which he had raised up in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the day that he had decided in his own heart. And he made a solemnity to the sons of Israel, and he ascended to the altar, so that he might burn incense. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he went up to the altar, which he had built in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, which he had devised of his own heart. And he ordained a feast to the children of Israel: and went upon the altar to burn incense. |
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jerobo´am stood by the altar to burn incense.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
So they feared the Lord, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
but sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:
and honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.