the altar] 1 Kings 12:33. and 1 Kings 3:1. high place] An house of high places, 1 Kings 12:31. made Israel, &c.] See Chap. 12. 30. grove] Where his house of high places was. See the Notes on 1 Kings 3:4. and 1 Kings 3:33. That Jeroboam had had groves, is evident, 1 Kings 14:15.