³ Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox,^[a] a lamb^(A) or a goat^(B) in the camp or outside of it ⁴ instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting^(C) to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord^(D)—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.^(E)

²⁸ After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.^(A) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”^(B)

³³ On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel.^(A) So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.