1 Kings 12:33 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

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 h…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

So he offered upon the altar. —The repetition of this verse is accounted for by its belonging properly in sense to the ne…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

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 …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the
fifteenth day of the eighth month

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Jeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical disbelief of God'…

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