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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is 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.

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’ households of the sons of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the city of David, which is Zion. All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4They brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting and all the holy utensils, which were in the tent, and 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

• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• assembledקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• themselves to Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
• in the monthיֶ֫רַחyerach · monthH3391
• Ethanimאֵיתָנִים'êythânîym · EthanimH388
• whichהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• is the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:2

• Leviticus 23:34“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord.
• Numbers 29:12‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work, and you shall observe a feast to the Lord for seven days.
• Deuteronomy 16:13“You shall celebrate the Feast of Booths seven days after you have gathered in from your threshing floor and your wine vat;
• 2 Chronicles 5:3All the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, that is in the seventh month.
• 2 Chronicles 7:8So Solomon observed the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly who came from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
• Ezra 3:4They celebrated the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the fixed number of burnt offerings daily, according to the ordinance, as each day required;
• Nehemiah 8:14They found written in the law how the Lord had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths during the feast of the seventh month.
• Zechariah 14:16Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
• John 7:2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.

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