Verse 9

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.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 23:36 : 36 seven days ye bring near a fire-offering to Jehovah, on the eighth day ye have a holy convocation, and ye have brought near a fire-offering to Jehovah; it `is' a restraint, ye do no servile work.
  • Deut 16:8 : 8 six days thou dost eat unleavened things, and on the seventh day `is' a restraint to Jehovah thy God; thou dost do no work.
  • 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 And Solomon maketh, at that time, the festival -- and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt -- before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days; fourteen days.
  • 2 Chr 30:23 : 23 And all the assembly take counsel to keep other seven days, and they keep seven days `with' joy;
  • Neh 8:18 : 18 And he readeth in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last day, and they make a feast seven days, and on the eighth day a restraint, according to the ordinance.
  • Joel 1:14 : 14 Sanctify a fast, proclaim a restraint, Gather the elders -- all the inhabitants of the land, `Into' the house of Jehovah your God,