2 Chronicles 30:26
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.
So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
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- BSB
- So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
- KJV
- So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was nothing like this in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- And there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had not been the like in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- And there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel nothing like this [was] in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Det var stor glede i Jerusalem; for siden Israels konge Salomos, Davids sønns dager hadde det ikke hendt noe slikt i Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Så det var stor glede i Jerusalem, fordi en slik hendelse ikke hadde skjedd i Jerusalem siden Salomos, Davids sønn, Israels konges dager.
- B1930
- Det var stor glede i Jerusalem; for siden Israels konge Salomos, Davids sønns dager hadde det ikke hendt noget sådant i Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 7:8–10
Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
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