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On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
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Two Feasts, Not One
Commentators explain that this verse clarifies a point from 1 Kings. The fourteen days of celebration were actually two separate, consecutive events: a seven-day festival for the altar's dedication, immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. This verse marks the conclusion of the second feast.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
And in the eighth day —That is, on the twenty-second of the seventh month (Ethanim, or Tisri; [Reference 2 Chronicles 5:3…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 7:7)
Presbyterian
God gave a gracious answer to Solomon's prayer. The mercies of God to sinners are made known in a manner well suited to impress all who receive the…
