1 Kings 8:2

1 Kings 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
• New International Version (NIV)All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So all the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn in the month of Ethanim.

Context of 1 Kings 8:2

1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4And they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

1 Kings 8:2 word by word

וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּיֶ֥רַח הָאֵֽתָנִ֖ים בֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּא הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• assembledקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• themselves unto kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• at the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
• in the monthיֶ֫רַחyerach · monthH3391
• Ethanimאֵיתָנִים'êythânîym · EthanimH388
• the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:2

• Leviticus 23:34"Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the Lord.
• Numbers 29:12"On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days.
• Deuteronomy 16:13"You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress.
• 2 Chronicles 5:3And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month.
• 2 Chronicles 7:8At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt.
• Ezra 3:4And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required,
• Nehemiah 8:14And they found it written in the Law that the Lord had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,
• Zechariah 14:16Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths.
• John 7:2Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2At the feast in the month Ethanim - The feast of tabernacles, which was celebrated in the seventh month of what is called the ecclesiastical gear.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The feast in the month Ethanim - i. e. the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Ingathering, the commemoration of the dwelling in booths at the time of the Exodus (margin reference), and the festival of thanksgiving on account of the completion of harvest Exodus 23:16; Leviticus 23:39; Deuteronomy 16:13. It was one of the three on which the people were required to “appear before the Lord.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Although the temple was finished in the eighth month (1 Kings 6:38), Solomon waited until the next year to dedicate it. He chose the annual Feast of Tabernacles in early autumn, during the month of Ethanim. This timing allowed for a grand celebration and added extra meaning to the event. According to the law, Solomon and the people thanked God for the harvest. They also celebrated the promise from the song of Moses that God would settle his people in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121Ki 8:1-12. The Dedication of the Temple. 2-6. at the feast in the month Ethanim--The public and formal inauguration of this national place of worship did not take place till eleven months after the completion of the edifice. The delay, most probably, originated in Solomon's wish to choose the most fitting opportunity when there should be a general rendezvous of the people in Jerusalem (1Ki 8:2); and that was not till the next year. That was a jubilee…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:2

• Ethanim
• Government
• Month

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Solomon
• Contain
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Ethanim
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• 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
• 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