2 Chronicles 8:13

13 He offered burnt offerings according to the requirements of the Law of Moses for each holy day: Sabbaths, New Moon Festivals, and the three annual festivals - the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Shelters. ¹

2 Chronicles 8:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:13

Even after a certain rate every day, according to the
commandment of Moses
The daily sacrifice, morning and evening, ( Exodus 29:38 Exodus 29:39 ) ,

on the sabbaths, and on the new moons;
when there were additional sacrifices, ( Numbers 28:9 )

and on the solemn feasts three times in the year, [even] in the feast
of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of
tabernacles;
which serves to explain the three times in ( 1 Kings 9:25 ) .

2 Chronicles 8:13 In-Context

11 Solomon moved his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt, from David's City to a house he built for her. He said, "She must not live in the palace of King David of Israel, because any place where the Covenant Box has been is holy."

12 Solomon offered sacrifices to the Lord on the altar which he had built in front of the Temple.

13 He offered burnt offerings according to the requirements of the Law of Moses for each holy day: Sabbaths, New Moon Festivals, and the three annual festivals - the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Shelters.

14 Following the rules laid down by his father David, he organized the daily work of the priests and of the Levites who assisted the priests in singing hymns and in doing their work. He also organized the Temple guards in sections for performing their daily duties at each gate, in accordance with the commands of David, the man of God.

15 The instructions which David had given the priests and the Levites concerning the storehouses and other matters were carried out in detail.

Cross References

• 1. 8.13 aNumbers 28.9, 10; bNumbers 28.11-15; cExodus 23.14-17; 34.22, 23;Numbers 28.16--29.39;Deuteronomy 16.16.