2 Chronicles 7:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And on the eighth{H8066} day{H3117} they held{H6213} a solemn assembly:{H6116} for they kept{H6213} the dedication{H2598} of the altar{H4196} seven{H7651} days,{H3117} and the feast{H2282} seven{H7651} days.{H3117}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And in the eighth{H8066} day{H3117} they made{H6213}{(H8799)} a solemn assembly{H6116}: for they kept{H6213}{(H8804)} the dedication{H2598} of the altar{H4196} seven{H7651} days{H3117}, and the feast{H2282} seven{H7651} days{H3117}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and on the eight daye helde he a conuocacion. For the dedicacion of the altare helde they seuen daies, and the feast seuen dayes also.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And in the eight day they made a solemne assemblie: for they had made the dedication of the altar seuen daies, and the feast seuen dayes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And in the eyght day they made an assemblie: For they kept the dedication of the aulter seuen dayes, & the feast seuen dayes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 23:36 : 36 For seven days you are to present fire offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  • Deut 16:8 : 8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You must not do any work.
  • 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.
  • 2 Chr 30:23 : 23 The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days.
  • Neh 8:18 : 18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
  • Joel 1:14 : 14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 7:7-8
    2 verses
    85%

    7 Solomon also consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the Temple of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings, the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat portions.

    8 So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him— a vast assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 8:64-66
    3 verses
    80%

    64 On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat portions of the fellowship offerings.

    65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.

    66 On the eighth day, he sent the people away, and they blessed the king. They returned to their homes rejoicing and with glad hearts for all the goodness the LORD had shown to His servant David and His people Israel.

  • Neh 8:17-18
    2 verses
    80%

    17 The whole assembly of those who had returned from exile built booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this, and their joy was very great.

    18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.

  • 2 Chr 30:23
    80%

    23 The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days.

  • Lev 23:39-41
    3 verses
    79%

    39 However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate the Lord's Festival for seven days. The first day shall be a day of rest, and the eighth day shall also be a day of rest.

    40 On the first day, you shall take for yourselves the fruit of splendid trees, palm branches, leafy tree boughs, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

    41 You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is a perpetual statute for your generations; you shall observe it in the seventh month.

  • 2 Chr 7:10
    79%

    10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad of heart because of the goodness the LORD had shown to David, to Solomon, and to His people Israel.

  • Num 29:35
    78%

    35 On the eighth day, hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work.

  • Lev 23:36
    77%

    36 For seven days you are to present fire offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.

  • 1 Kgs 8:2
    77%

    2 All the men of Israel gathered before King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, during the feast, which is the seventh month.

  • 2 Chr 5:3
    77%

    3 All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

  • 2 Chr 29:17
    77%

    17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month, they reached the vestibule of the LORD. For eight days, they consecrated the house of the LORD, and on the sixteenth day of the first month, they completed their work.

  • Num 29:12
    75%

    12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.

  • Ezek 43:26
    75%

    26 For seven days, they shall make atonement for the altar, purify it, and consecrate it.

  • Lev 23:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 On the first day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.

    8 For seven days you are to present a fire offering to the Lord. On the seventh day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.

  • Lev 8:33
    74%

    33 You must not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, because it will take seven days to ordain you.

  • 2 Chr 8:13
    73%

    13 He offered the daily required sacrifices according to the command of Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three annual festivals—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.

  • Neh 8:14
    73%

    14 They found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the festival of the seventh month.

  • Num 28:25
    73%

    25 On the seventh day, you shall have a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

  • Lev 23:34
    72%

    34 Speak to the Israelites and say: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths to the Lord begins, and it shall last for seven days.

  • Deut 16:8
    72%

    8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You must not do any work.

  • Num 7:88
    72%

    88 The sacrifice of peace offerings included twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty yearling lambs. These were the dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed.

  • 2 Chr 35:17
    72%

    17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

  • Lev 9:1
    72%

    1 On the eighth day, Moses called for Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel.

  • Exod 13:6
    72%

    6 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day, there shall be a festival to the LORD.

  • Exod 29:35
    72%

    35 Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.

  • 2 Chr 15:11
    72%

    11 On that day they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred cattle and seven thousand sheep and goats from the plunder they had brought.

  • Num 7:84
    71%

    84 This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day it was anointed, presented by the leaders of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver basins, and twelve golden dishes.

  • 1 Kgs 12:32
    71%

    32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made.

  • John 7:2
    71%

    2 Now the Jewish festival of Tabernacles was near.

  • Ezra 3:4
    71%

    4 They celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles as prescribed, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, as was required for each day.

  • Deut 16:15
    71%

    15 For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.

  • Exod 29:37
    71%

    37 For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy, and whatever touches the altar will be holy.

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    71%

    26 After he is cleansed, he is to wait seven days.

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    71%

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    71%

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    70%

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    70%

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