2 Chronicles 5:3

2 Chronicles 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
• New International Version (NIV)And all the Israelites came together to the king at the time of the festival in the seventh month.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:3

1So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. 2At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David. So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month. 4When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, 5and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.

2 Chronicles 5:3 word by word

וַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כָּל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּא הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• So allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• came togetherקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• at the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
• ·הוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• in the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:3

• 1 Kings 8:2And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.
• 2 Chronicles 7:8So 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.
• Leviticus 23:34“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The feast - "That is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in the seventh month." - Targum. See 1 Kings 8:2.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The dedication of the temple occurred during the annual Feast of Tabernacles, held in early autumn. This seven-day festival required a pilgrimage to the central place of worship (Deuteronomy 16:13–15). The seventh month marked the end of Israel’s harvest season, allowing landowners to leave for a week without worrying about fields or crops.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Then Solomon assembled ... in the feast which was in the seventh month--The feast of the dedication of the temple was on the eighth day of that month. This is related, word for word, the same as in 1Ki 8:1-10.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 5:3

• Ark
• Government
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Solomon
• Ark of the Covenant
• Tabernacle
• Temple
• Worship

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings