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

7Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was before the house of the Lord, for he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings there, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to contain the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat. 8So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly that came from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt. And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, because they held the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days. 10Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy in heart because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David, to Solomon, and to His people Israel. 11So Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s palace, and successfully completed everything that he had planned on doing in the house of the Lord and in 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

• And on the eighthשְׁמִינִיshemîynîy · eighthH8066
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• they heldעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a solemnעֲצָרָה‛ătsârâh ‛ătsereth · assemblyH6116
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâh · dedicationH2598
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• for sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:9

• Leviticus 23:36For seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the Lord; it is an assembly. You shall not do any laborious work.
• Deuteronomy 16:8For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a festive assembly to the Lord your God; you shall do no work on it.
• Nehemiah 8:18He read from the Book of the Law of God daily, from the first day to the last day. And they celebrated the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a festive assembly in accordance with the ordinance.
• Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the Lord your God, And cry out to the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 30:23Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.
• 1 Kings 8:65So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, for seven days and seven more days, that is, fourteen days.

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