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So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
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Two Feasts, One Celebration
Commentators like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott clarify that this verse likely refers to the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. This celebration occurred immediately after the seven-day Feast of the Dedication, creating a continuous, two-week period of national worship and joy.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Solomon kept the feast - That is, at this same time, Solomon kept not only the Feast of the Dedication but also the Feast of Tabernacles. Th…
19th Century
Anglican
Also at the same time. —Literally, And Solomon made the feast at that time seven days. “The feast” was the Feast of Taber…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 7:7)
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