2 Chronicles 7:9 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.
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Cross References
- Leviticus 23:36 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 is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
- Deuteronomy 16:8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
- Nehemiah 8:18 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 was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
- Joel 1:14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
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Topics
- Dedication See FEAST OF DEDICATION
- Protracted meetings General scriptures concerning
- Temple Dedication of
Kings of Israel & Judah
- SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1015–975 BC · Solomon reigns in Israel
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And in the eighth הַשְּׁמִינִי haššĕmînî שְׁמִינִי Ordinal number · masculine singular · with the
- day בַּיּוֹם bayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- they made וַיַּעֲשׂוּ wayyaʿăśû עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- a solemn assembly עֲצָרֶת ʿăṣāret עֲצָרָה Noun · feminine singular
- for they kept עָשׂוּ ʿāśû עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- the dedication כִּי kî Conjunction חֲנֻכַּת ḥănukkat חֲנֻכָּה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- seven שִׁבְעַת šibʿat שֶׁבַע Number · masculine singular construct
- days יָמִים yāmîm יוֹם Noun · masculine plural
- and the feast וְהֶחָג wĕheḥāg חַג Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
- seven שִׁבְעַת šibʿat שֶׁבַע Number · masculine singular construct
- days יָמִים yāmîm יוֹם Noun · masculine plural
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