2 Chronicles 7 · Verse 9

2 Chronicles 7:9

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.
2 Chronicles 7:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 7:9 in other translations

BSBOn the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
WEBOn the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
ASVAnd on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
YLTAnd they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.
DARBYAnd on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
BBEAnd on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
WebsterAnd on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 7:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they observedH6213
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.Ni<the> eighthH8066
עֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retan assemblyH6116
כִּ֣י\׀kiforH3588
חֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.Kat[the] dedication ofH2598
הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
עָשׂוּ֙'a.Suthey had observedH6213
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֔יםya.MimdaysH3117
וְהֶחָ֖גve.he.Chagand the festivalH2282
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִֽים\׃ya.MimdaysH3117

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 7:9

  • Leviticus 23:36

    Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:23

    And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

  • Nehemiah 8:18

    Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

  • 1 Kings 8:65

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 16:8

    Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

  • Joel 1:14

    Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
solemn assembly. Heb. restraint.
Le 23:36; De 16:8; Ne 8:18; Joe 1:14
seven days.
30:23; 1Ki 8:65

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 7:8

    Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:9

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:10

    And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

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2 Chronicles 7:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Al octavo día hicieron convocación, porque habían hecho la dedicación del altar en siete días, y habían celebrado la solemnidad por siete días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et au huitième jour ils célébrèrent une fête solennelle; car ils firent la dédicace de l’autel pendant sept jours, et la fête pendant sept jours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und am achten Tage hielten sie eine Festversammlung; denn sie feierten die Einweihung des Altars sieben Tage und das Fest sieben Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque die octavo collectam, eo quod dedicasset altare septem diebus, et solemnitatem celebrasset diebus septem.