2 Chronicles 7:9

9 And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they held the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 7:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 7:9

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 7:7)

2 Chronicles 7:9 In-Context

7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that [was] before the house of Yahweh, for there he had made the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, for the bronze altar that Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, cereal offerings, and the fat.
8 And Solomon held a feast at that time [of] seven days. And all Israel [was] with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-Hamath to the river of Egypt.
9 And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they held the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.
10 And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents rejoicing and festive of heart on account of the goodness that Yahweh had done for David, Solomon, and Israel his people.
11 And Solomon finished the house of Yahweh and the house of the king. And all that came into the heart of Solomon to do with respect to the house of Yahweh and his own house he accomplished.

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