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A Double Celebration
Scholars explain that the "fourteen days" were not one long festival but two distinct, seven-day feasts celebrated back-to-back. The first was the unique Feast of the Dedication for the new temple, immediately followed by the annual Feast of Tabernacles. This combined a special, once-in-history event with a regular, commanded observance.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 8:65
18th Century
Theologian
A feast necessarily accompanied a sacrifice like the one Solomon was offering (). On this occasion, there was a double festival: first, the Feast o…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 8:65–66
19th Century
Bishop
Seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day... —The origin of this curious phrase is singularly illu…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 8:65
17th Century
Pastor
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with
him
Partaking of the parts…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 8:62–66
17th Century
Minister
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,…