2 Chronicles 30:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.

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  • 2 Chr 7:8-9 : 8 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days. This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south. 9 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. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They left happy and contented because of the good the LORD had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.

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  • 2 Chr 30:25
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    25The celebration included the entire assembly of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the entire assembly of those who came from Israel, the resident foreigners who came from the land of Israel and those who were residents of Judah.

  • Neh 12:43
    77%

    43And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

  • 2 Chr 30:27
    76%

    27The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The LORD responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.

  • 1 Chr 29:25-26
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    25The LORD greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

    26David’s Reign Comes to an End David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
    73%

    7When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said,“The LORD is worthy of praise today because he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

  • 1 Chr 29:9
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    9The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the LORD with a willing attitude; King David was also very happy.

  • 1 Kgs 1:40
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    40All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake.

  • 2 Chr 7:10
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    10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They left happy and contented because of the good the LORD had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
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    25For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 30:21
    72%

    21The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the LORD every day with all their might.

  • 2 Chr 20:27-28
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    72%

    27Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat leading them; the LORD had given them reason to rejoice over their enemies.

    28They entered Jerusalem to the sound of stringed instruments and trumpets and proceeded to the temple of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 29:22-23
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    22They held a feast before the LORD that day and celebrated. Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; before the LORD they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

    23Solomon sat on the LORD’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

  • 2 Chr 1:12-13
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    12you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”

    13Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 9:11
    71%

    11With the timber the king made steps for the LORD’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.)

  • Acts 8:8
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    8So there was great joy in that city.

  • Neh 12:27
    71%

    27The Wall of Jerusalem is Dedicated At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

  • 2 Chr 9:30
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    30Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

  • Ezra 7:27
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    27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the LORD which is in Jerusalem!

  • Ps 149:2
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    2Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their King!

  • Ezra 3:12-13
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    12Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders– older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established– were weeping loudly, and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout.

    13People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly that the sound was heard a long way off.

  • Zeph 3:14
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    14Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

  • 2 Chr 30:23
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    23The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

  • Isa 66:10
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    10Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!

  • 1 Kgs 1:45-46
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    45Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

    46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    70%

    9May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”

  • Song 3:11
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    11Come out, O maidens of Zion, and gaze upon King Solomon! He is wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on his wedding day, on the most joyous day of his life!

  • Ps 21:1
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    1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

  • 2 Chr 1:1
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    1¶ The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the LORD his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

  • 1 Kgs 8:65-66
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    65At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the LORD our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south.

    66On the fifteenth day after the festival started, he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king and then went to their homes, happy and content because of all the good the LORD had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

  • 2 Chr 30:4
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    4The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.

  • Isa 9:3
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    3You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.

  • 1 Chr 15:25
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    25So David, the leaders of Israel, and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with celebration.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    70%

    27The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.

  • Ps 126:3
    69%

    3The LORD did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.

  • Esth 8:16
    69%

    16For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

  • 1 Kgs 11:42
    69%

    42Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

  • Ezra 6:22
    69%

    22They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the LORD had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 6:16
    69%

    16The people of Israel– the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles– observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

  • 2 Chr 24:10
    69%

    10All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    69%

    15The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.

  • 2 Chr 35:18
    69%

    18A Passover like this had not been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had observed a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah, the priests, the Levites, all the people of Judah and Israel who were there, and the residents of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 9:1
    69%

    1The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning After Solomon finished building the LORD’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned,

  • 2 Chr 6:4
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    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.