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

7Moreover, Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was before the House of Adonai, because there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to contain the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat. 8At that time, Solomon observed the feast for seven days and all Israel with him—a very great assembly from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt. On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the feast for seven days. 10On the 23rd day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Adonai had done for David, Solomon and Israel His people. 11Thus Solomon finished the House of Adonai and the king’s palace. Indeed, all that Solomon had on his heart to accomplish in the House of Adonai and in his own palace, he successfully completed.

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 you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. The eighth day will be a holy convocation to you, and you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. It is a solemn assembly—you shall do no laborious work.
• Deuteronomy 16:8For six days you are to eat matzot . On the seventh day there is to be a solemn gathering for Adonai your God—on it you are to do no work.
• Nehemiah 8:18Day after day from the first day to the last day, he read from the scroll of the Torah of God. So they kept the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, according to the regulation, there was a solemn assembly.
• Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast. Proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather elders and all living in the land to the House of Adonai your God, and cry to Adonai.
• 2 Chronicles 30:23Then the whole congregation decided to celebrate seven more days—so for another seven days they celebrated with gladness.
• 1 Kings 8:65So Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated the Festival at that time—a great congregation from the entrance of Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt—before Adonai Eloheinu, seven days and then seven more days—14 days in all.

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