New English Translation
2 Chronicles 5:3
3All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival in the seventh month.
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
1When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God’s temple. 2Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (that is, Zion). All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival in the seventh month. 4When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark. 5The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, and all the holy items in the tent.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 52 Chronicles 5:3 word by word
וַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כָּל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּא הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:3
- 1 Kings 8:2All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the month Ethanim (the seventh month).
- 2 Chronicles 7:8At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days. This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south.
- Leviticus 23:34“Tell the Israelites, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Temporary Shelters for seven days to the Lord.
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
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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
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