2 Chronicles 30:23
21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
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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
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
Read in context2 Chronicles 7:9
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.
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