1 Kings 12:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

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.

Ver. 32. Like unto the feast,] viz., The feast of tabernacles, but not in the same month. Satan Dei simia:

Simia quam similis turpissima bestia nobis! ” - Ennius.

1 Kings 12:32

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 offeredc 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.