1 Kings 8:65

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.

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WEBBE

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.

BSB

So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him— a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt— kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days— fourteen days in all.

KJV

And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

ASV

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

BBE

So Solomon and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, (for the people had come together from the way into Hamath to the river of Egypt,) kept the feast at that time before the Lord our God, for two weeks, even fourteen days.

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וַיַּעַשׂ vai·ya·'as and he observed H6213 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 בָעֵת־ va·'et- at the time H6256 הַהִיא ha·hi' (the) that H1931 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הֶחָג he·chag the festival H2282 וְכָל־ ve·khol and all H3605 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 עִמּוֹ i·mo with him H5973 קָהָל ka·hal an assembly H6951 גָּדוֹל ga·dol great H1419 מִלְּבוֹא mi·le·vo' from Lebo H935 חֲמָת cha·mat Hamath H2574 עַד־ 'ad- to H5704 נַחַל na·chal [the] wadi of H5158 מִצְרַיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵינוּ 'e·lo·hei·nu God our H430 שִׁבְעַת shiv·'at seven H7651 יָמִים ya·mim days H3117 וְשִׁבְעַת ve·shiv·'at and seven H7651 יָמִים ya·mim days H3117 אַרְבָּעָה 'ar·ba·'ah four- H702 עָשָׂר 'a·sar teen H6240 יוֹם yom day[s] H3117

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 62–66

Solomon offered a great sacrifice. He kept the feast of tabernacles, as it seems, after the feast of dedication. Thus should we go home, rejoicing, from holy ordinances, thankful for God's Goodness

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The same words or events elsewhere.

2 Chronicles 7:8

Cross-references

21

People & places

Solomon Brook of EgyptLebo-hamath

Topics

SolomonSevenEgyptDedicationHamathProtracted Meetings

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.