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2 Chronicles 7:9

7 Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not contain all these offerings.

8 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.

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.

10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.

11 When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days, and the feast seven days.
ÅB
Og på den åttende dag holdt de en festforsamling; for alterets innvielse feiret de i syv dager og festen i syv dager.
OTB
Og på den åttende dagen holdt de en festlig forsamling, for de feiret innvielsen av alteret i sju dager, og festen i sju dager.
B1930
Og på den åttende dag holdt de en festforsamling; for alterets innvielse feiret de i syv dager og festen i syv dager.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 23:36

    For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:23

    The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.

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  • Nehemiah 8:18

    Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

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  • 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:8

    For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.

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  • Joel 1:14

    Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

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