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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On the eighth day they had a closing ceremony, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Shelters for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And on the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, because they held the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days, and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And on the eighth day they celebrated a solemn assembly; for the dedication of the altar they celebrated seven days and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a celebration, for they had observed the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then on the next day, everyone came together for worship. They had celebrated a total of 14 days, 7 days for the dedication of the altar and 7 more days for the festival. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the eighth day there was an assembly. They had observed the dedication of the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for [another] seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They had spent seven days for the dedication of the altar and then seven more days for the festival. On the last day they had a closing celebration, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the day after the festival ended, they convened a solemn assembly, because they had been dedicating the altar for seven days and observing the festival for seven days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they make a restraint on the eighth day, because they have made the dedication of the altar [for] seven days, and the celebration [for] seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will do in the eighth day a restraint: for they did the consecration of the altar, seven days; and the festival, seven days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he made on the eighth day a solemn assembly, because he had kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and had celebrated the solemnity seven days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And on the eighth day, he held a solemn gathering, because he had dedicated the altar over seven days, and he had celebrated the solemnity over seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the feast for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they had observed the dedication of the altar seven days and the festival seven days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Seven days were given for the feast and seven days for the dedication of the house; the extent of both occasions was fourteen days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Seven days of feasts and seven days of the dedication of the house, the number of these was fourteen days.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And on the eighth day he kept a solemn assembly: for he kept a feast of seven days as the dedication of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1637" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Sacrifices of Dedication</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8066.htm" title="8066: haš·šə·mî·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Eighth (an ord. number). From shmoneh; eight.">On the eighth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they held</a> <a href="/hebrew/6116.htm" title="6116: ‘ă·ṣā·reṯ (N-fs) -- An assembly. Or matsereth; from atsar; an assembly, especially on a festival or holiday.">a solemn assembly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2598.htm" title="2598: ḥă·nuk·kaṯ (N-fsc) -- Dedication, consecration. From chanak; initiation, i.e. Consecration.">the dedication</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">of the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">had lasted seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2282.htm" title="2282: wə·he·ḥāḡ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast. Or chag; from chagag; a festival, or a victim therefor.">and the feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days more.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65-66</a></span><br />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. / On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-36.htm">Leviticus 23:36</a></span><br />For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Nehemiah 8:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm">1 Kings 8:2</a></span><br />And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32-33</a></span><br />And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. / On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm">2 Chronicles 5:3</a></span><br />So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">2 Chronicles 30:21-23</a></span><br />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. / And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Ezra 3:4</a></span><br />They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-35.htm">Numbers 29:35-38</a></span><br />On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Deuteronomy 16:13-15</a></span><br />You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. / For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-4.htm">Matthew 17:4</a></span><br />Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-33.htm">Luke 9:33</a></span><br />As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a></span><br />When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">solemn assembly [heb] restraint</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-36.htm">Leviticus 23:36</a></b></br> Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it <i>is</i> a solemn assembly; <i>and</i> ye shall do no servile work <i>therein</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Deuteronomy 16:8</a></b></br> Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day <i>shall be</i> a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work <i>therein</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Nehemiah 8:18</a></b></br> Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day <i>was</i> a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.</p><p class="hdg">seven days</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-23.htm">2 Chronicles 30:23</a></b></br> And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept <i>other</i> seven days with gladness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></b></br> 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, <i>even</i> fourteen days.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/numbers/7-88.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-11.htm">Eighth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-24.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">Solemn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">Eighth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-23.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-26.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">Solemn</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">and glory in the temple, the people worship him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Solomon's solemn sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly</b><br>The eighth day marks the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles, a significant festival in the Jewish calendar. This solemn assembly, or "Atzeret," is a sacred gathering that signifies the completion of the festival period. The number eight often symbolizes new beginnings in the Bible, suggesting a renewal or a fresh start after the completion of the seven-day cycle. This assembly is a time of reflection and worship, emphasizing the importance of community and collective devotion to God. The solemnity of the occasion underscores the gravity and reverence with which the Israelites approached their worship and dedication to God.<p><b>for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days</b><br>The dedication of the altar is a pivotal event, signifying the consecration of the place where sacrifices would be offered to God. The seven-day period of dedication aligns with the biblical theme of completion and perfection, as seen in the creation week. This dedication mirrors the consecration of the Tabernacle in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/29-37.htm">Exodus 29:37</a>) and the later dedication of the Second Temple (<a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-17</a>). The altar's dedication is crucial for establishing a proper worship system, ensuring that the Israelites could maintain their covenant relationship with God through prescribed sacrifices.<p><b>and the feast seven days more</b><br>The Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot, is a seven-day festival that commemorates the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and God's provision during that time. It is a time of joy and thanksgiving, celebrating the harvest and God's faithfulness. This feast is one of the three pilgrimage festivals where Israelites were required to appear before the Lord in Jerusalem. The dual seven-day periods for the altar dedication and the feast highlight the importance of both the sacred space and the communal celebration. The Feast of Tabernacles also has eschatological significance, pointing to the future gathering of God's people and the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who led the dedication of the temple, a significant event in Israel's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, newly constructed under Solomon's reign.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>A sacred place for sacrifices, symbolizing the people's dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_feast_of_tabernacles.htm">The Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>A seven-day festival celebrating God's provision and presence, coinciding with the temple dedication.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_solemn_assembly.htm">The Solemn Assembly</a></b><br>A sacred gathering on the eighth day, marking the conclusion of the dedication and feast.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_dedication.htm">The Importance of Dedication</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites dedicated the temple, we are called to dedicate our lives and resources to God's service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_worship_in_community.htm">The Role of Worship in Community</a></b><br>The solemn assembly and feast highlight the communal aspect of worship, reminding us of the importance of gathering with fellow believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_provision.htm">God's Faithfulness and Provision</a></b><br>The Feast of Tabernacles celebrates God's provision, encouraging us to trust in His faithfulness in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sacred_time.htm">The Significance of Sacred Time</a></b><br>The structured time of dedication and feasting underscores the value of setting aside time for spiritual reflection and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>The temple and its rituals point to Jesus, who fulfills the law and the prophets, inviting us to find our ultimate rest and worship in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_cultural_translation.htm">What defines a solemn assembly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_solemn_assembly.htm">What defines a solemn assembly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_returnee_lists_differ_in_1_chr,_ez,_neh.htm">Why does the chronicler's account of who returned to Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9 differ from the lists in Ezra and Nehemiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/non-biblical_proof_of_2_chron._7_festival.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:8-10) Are there any non-biblical records indicating such a large-scale, extended festival actually took place, given the massive sacrifices described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">And in the</span> <span class= "bld">eighth day</span>--That is, on the twenty-second of the seventh month (Ethanim, or Tisri; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm" title="Why all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.">2Chronicles 5:3</a>).<p><span class= "bld">They made a solemn assembly.</span>--Comp. <a href="/leviticus/23-36.htm" title="Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation to you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and you shall do no servile work therein.">Leviticus 23:36</a>. Not mentioned in Kings (<a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm" title="On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.">1Kings 8:66</a> says: "and on the eighth day he dismissed the people," <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> after this final gathering).<p><span class= "bld">For they kept the dedication of the altar seven days.</span>--The seven days preceding the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles, or the 8th to the 14th Ethanim, had been kept as an extraordinary festival on account of the inauguration of the Temple. After this festival, the Feast of Tabernacles was celebrated in due course for seven days more.<p>This explains the obscure words of <a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm" title="And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath to the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.">1Kings 8:65</a>, "(Solomon and all Israel) kept the feast . . . seven days and seven days, fourteen days," a brief expression which combines the two distinct celebrations. So Syriac, "seven days of the feast, and seven days of the inauguration of the house; these and these, their amount was fourteen days. And on the day of the full moon in the month of Tisri the king sent the people away." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Solemn assembly</span>. The word thus translated in the Authorized Version occurs (including both its but very slightly differing forms) eleven times. Five of these times the margin offers, probably unnecessarily, the optional rendering of "restraint." It may be that the root involves this idea, and certainly the word is especially used for the seventh or closing day of Passover, and eighth or closing day of Tabernacles; but other occasions of its use seem to negative this as an essential element in the signification or essential condition of the use of the word; <span class="accented">e.g.</span> "Proclaim a solemn assembly" (<a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">2 Kings 10:20</a>); "Call a solemn assembly" (<a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Joel 1:14</a>; <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the eighth</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·mî·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8066.htm">Strong's 8066: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eighth (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they held</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a solemn assembly,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצָ֑רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣā·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6116.htm">Strong's 6116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An assembly, on a, festival, holiday</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dedication</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנֻכַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nuk·kaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2598.htm">Strong's 2598: </a> </span><span class="str2">Initiation, consecration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had lasted seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the feast</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֶחָ֖ג</span> <span class="translit">(wə·he·ḥāḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> </span><span class="str2">A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days more.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:9 On the eighth day they held (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>