2 Chronicles 30:23
21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.
22 And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
24 For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.
25 Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.
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Compare
- BSB
- The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
- KJV
- And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
- WEB
- The whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days, and they kept another seven days with gladness.
- ASV
- And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.
- DARBY
- And the whole congregation took counsel to observe other seven days; and they observed the seven days with gladness.
- BLB
- And all the assembly counseled to keep [it] another seven days, and they kept it seven days [with] joy.
- ÅB
- Og hele menigheten kom overens om å holde høytid enda syv dager; og så holdt de høytid med glede i syv dager til.
- OTB
- Så bestemte hele forsamlingen seg for å feire høytiden i ytterligere syv dager, så de feiret de ekstra syv dagene med glede.
- B1930
- Og hele menigheten kom overens om å holde høitid ennu syv dager; og så holdt de høitid med glede i syv dager til.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 8:65
So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
Read in context2 Chronicles 7:9
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
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