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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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

offered upon the altar		or, went up to the altar, etc. 1Ki 12:32
in the month		Num 15:39; Psa 106:39; Isa 29:13; Mat 15:6; Mar 7:13
he offered		1Ki 13:1; 1Sa 13:12; 2Ch 26:6
and burnt incense		Heb. to burn incense.

Correlating Passages

offered upon the altar

1Ki 12:32

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.

in the month

	Num 15:39	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:
	Psa 106:39	Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
	Isa 29:13	Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
	Mat 15:6	And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
	Mar 7:13	Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

he offered

	1Ki 13:1	And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
	1Sa 13:12	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.
	2Ch 26:6	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.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 12:33," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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