All the people of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the festival in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
2 Chronicles 7:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had observed the dedication of the altar seven days and the festival seven days. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar and the feast, each for seven days. American Standard Version (1901) And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. Common English Bible On the eighth day there was a gathering. They had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for another seven days. Catholic Public Domain Version And on the eighth day, he held a solemn gathering, because he had dedicated the altar over seven days, and he had celebrated the solemnity over seven days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he made on the eighth day a solemn assembly, because he had kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and had celebrated the solemnity, seven days. |
All the people of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the festival in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
So Solomon held the festival at that time and all Israel with him—a great assembly, people from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt—before the Lord our God, seven days.
Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the festival for another seven days, so they kept it for another seven days with gladness.
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and in good spirits because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.
And day by day, from the first day to the last day, Ezra read from the book of the law of God. They kept the festival seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy; whatever touches the altar shall become holy.
Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.
Seven days you shall present the Lord’s offerings by fire; on the eighth day you shall observe a holy convocation and present the Lord’s offerings by fire; it is a solemn assembly; you shall not work at your occupations.
The leaders also presented offerings for the dedication of the altar at the time when it was anointed; the leaders presented their offering before the altar.
For six days you shall continue to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly for the Lord your God, when you shall do no work.