1 Reyes 8:65

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65 Y as铆, en presencia del SE脩OR, Salom贸n y todo Israel celebraron la fiesta durante siete d铆as, extendi茅ndola luego siete d铆as m谩s: 隆catorce d铆as de fiesta en total! A la fiesta lleg贸 gente de todas partes, desde Leb贸 Jamat[a] hasta el r铆o de Egipto, y se form贸 una gran asamblea.

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1 Reyes 8:65 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:65

And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with
him
Partaking of the parts of the peace offerings which belonged to him, and were offered by way of thanksgiving on the occasion, together with whatsoever he might as a liberal prince provide for this entertainment:

for it was for a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath
unto the river of Egypt;
consisting of a number of people, gathered together from Hamath, which was on the northern border of the land of Israel, to the river of Egypt; either the Nile, or Rhinoculura, a branch of it, which lay on the southern border of the land: and this was kept

before the Lord;
as in his presence, with thankfulness to him, and with a view to his glory:

seven days and seven days, even fourteen days;
seven days for the dedication of the house, and seven days for the feast of tabernacles, as the Targum; which agrees with ( 2 Chronicles 7:9 ) , the feast of dedication was first, and began perhaps on the seventh day of the month, as the feast of tabernacles did on the fifteenth: within this time, namely, on the tenth, was a fast day, the day of atonement; which was either observed between the two feasts, or was omitted, which is not likely; or they did not eat and drink until the evening of that day. The Septuagint version, according to the Vatican copy, reads "seven days" only once; see ( 2 Chronicles 7:8 ) .

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1 Reyes 8:65 In-Context

63 Como sacrificio de comuni贸n, Salom贸n ofreci贸 al SE脩OR veintid贸s mil bueyes y ciento veinte mil ovejas. As铆 fue como el rey y todos los israelitas dedicaron el templo del SE脩OR.
64 Aquel mismo d铆a el rey consagr贸 la parte central del atrio, que est谩 frente al templo del SE脩OR, y all铆 present贸 los holocaustos, las ofrendas de cereales y la grasa de los sacrificios de comuni贸n, ya que el altar de bronce que estaba ante el SE脩OR era peque帽o y no hab铆a espacio para todos estos sacrificios y ofrendas.
65 Y as铆, en presencia del SE脩OR, Salom贸n y todo Israel celebraron la fiesta durante siete d铆as, extendi茅ndola luego siete d铆as m谩s: 隆catorce d铆as de fiesta en total! A la fiesta lleg贸 gente de todas partes, desde Leb贸 Jamat hasta el r铆o de Egipto, y se form贸 una gran asamblea.
66 Al final, Salom贸n despidi贸 al pueblo, y ellos bendijeron al rey y regresaron a sus casas, contentos y llenos de alegr铆a por todo el bien que el SE脩OR hab铆a hecho en favor de su siervo David y de su pueblo Israel.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] "Leb贸 Jamat" . Alt. "la entrada de Jamat" .
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