2 Chronicles 7:9

2 Chronicles 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:9

7On the same day, Solomon gave to the Lord the yard that was in front of the temple. He offered burnt offerings and grain offerings to the Lord. He also offered the fat from the friendship offerings there. The bronze altar that Solomon had made was too small to contain all these offerings, so he made these sacrifices in the middle of the yard instead. 8At that time, Solomon and the big crowd of Israelites who were with him had a festival for seven days. There were people from everywhere in Israel, from Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south. On the day after the festival, they all met together. For seven days, they had given offerings to make the altar holy for God. For another seven days, they had enjoyed the festival. 10Then Solomon sent the people away to their homes. That was on the 23rd day of the seventh month. The people were very happy and full of joy because the Lord had done many good things for King David, for King Solomon and for his people, the Israelites. 11Solomon had finished building the Lord's temple and the king's palace. He had done everything that he wanted to do for the temple and his palace.

2 Chronicles 7:9 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י עֲצָ֑רֶת כִּ֣י׀ חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ עָשׂוּ֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים וְהֶחָ֖ג שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in the eighthשְׁמִינִיshemîynîy · eighthH8066
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a solemn assemblyעֲצָרָה‛ătsârâh ‛ătsereth · assemblyH6116
• the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâh · dedicationH2598
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:9

• Leviticus 23:36For seven days each person must give a gift to the Lord. The eighth day is holy. The people must come together and they must give a burnt offering to the Lord. This is the last day of the feast. The people must not do any work on that day.
• Deuteronomy 16:8For the next six days, you must eat bread that you make without yeast. On the seventh day, you must all come together to worship the Lord your God. You must not do any work on that day.
• Nehemiah 8:18Every day of the feast, Ezra read aloud from the book of God's Law. The feast continued for seven days. On the eighth day, the people all met together, as the Law said that they should do.
• Joel 1:14Tell everyone that they must not eat any food. Tell the people that they must all come to hear the Lord. Speak to the older leaders, and all the people who live in this country. Tell them that they must all come. They must come to the house of the Lord your God and they must shout out to the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 30:23Then all the people who were there agreed to continue the feast for another seven days. So they did that happily for seven more days.
• 1 Kings 8:65At that time, Solomon and the big crowd of Israelites who were with him had a festival for seven days. They gave honour to the Lord our God. There were people from everywhere in Israel, from Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south marked Israel's boundaries, as promised to the patriarchs (Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5, 8; Joshua 15:4). The temple dedication festival occurred before the annual Festival of Shelters, which ended on the twenty-second day of the month.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 7:9

• Dedication
• Protracted Meetings

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Atonement, Day of
• Solemn, Solemnity

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7

• 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