The time for the Festival of Shelters was near,
They all assembled during the Festival of Shelters in the seventh month, in the month of Ethanim.
There at the Temple, Solomon and all the people of Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters for seven days. There was a huge crowd of people from as far away as Hamath Pass in the north and the Egyptian border in the south.
They celebrated the Festival of Shelters according to the regulations; each day they offered the sacrifices required for that day;
