2 Chronicles 7:10
in 2 Chronicles 7On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
KJV
And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseOn the three and twentieth day - This was the ninth day of the dedication of the temple; but in 1Ki 8:66 it is called the eighth day. “The meaning is this,” says Jarchi: “he gave them liberty to return on the eighth day, and many of them did then return: and he dismissed the remainder on the ninth, what is called here the twenty-third, reckoning the fourteen days for the duration of the two feasts; in all, twenty-three.” The Targum paraphrases this verse thus: “The people departed with a glad heart, for all the good which God had done to David his servant, on whose account the doors of the sanctuary were open and for Solomon his son, because God had heard his prayer, and the majesty of the Lord had rested on the house of the sanctuary and for Israel, his people, because God had favourably accepted their oblations, and the heavenly fire had descended, and, burning on the altar, had devoured their sacrifices.”
This site's exposition
Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard
on 2 Chronicles 7:7-10
The bronze altar “could not contain all these offerings,” so Solomon consecrates the middle of the courtyard, as at 1 Kings 8:64. The dedication of the altar takes seven days, the feast seven more, and a solemn assembly on the eighth day closes it.
This site's exposition
twenty-third day of the seventh month
1 Kings 8:66 sends the people home on the eighth day, and Chronicles gives the twenty-third of the month. Clarke cites Jarchi, who says many went home on the eighth day and the rest on the ninth. The Targum ties the joy to answered prayer and accepted offerings.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he dismissed the people which was the ninth [day] of the inauguration of the Temple, but in I Kings (8:66) it is written: “On the eighth day,” which was the twenty-second of the month.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְי֨וֹם | uveyom | and on day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ | usheloshah | and three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ | lachodesh | of the month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י | hashevii | <the> seventh | H7637 → | 98 times |
| שִׁלַּ֥ח | shilach | he sent away | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם | leoholeihem | to tents their | H168 → | 345 times |
| שְׂמֵחִים֙ | semechim | joyful | H8056 → | |
| וְט֣וֹבֵי | vetoei | and good of | H2896 → | 538 times |
| לֵ֔ב | lev | heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַטּוֹבָ֗ה | hatovah | the good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֤ה | ʾasah | he had done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְדָוִ֣יד | ledavid | for David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה | velishlomoh | and for Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | uleyisrael | and for Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| עַמּֽוֹ׃ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
וּבְי֨וֹםand on day
uveyomH3117 →2304 times
עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙and three
usheloshahH7969 →432 times
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the month
lachodeshH2320 →284 times
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י<the> seventh
hasheviiH7637 →98 times
שִׁלַּ֥חhe sent away
shilachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םto tents their
leoholeihemH168 →345 times
שְׂמֵחִים֙joyful
semechimH8056 →
וְט֣וֹבֵיand good of
vetoeiH2896 →538 times
לֵ֔בheart
levH3820 →595 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַטּוֹבָ֗הthe good
hatovahH2896 →538 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֤הhe had done
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְדָוִ֣ידfor David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הand for Solomon
velishlomohH8010 →291 times
וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לand for Israel
uleyisraelH3478 →2507 times
עַמּֽוֹ׃people his
amoH5971 →1873 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 100:2Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
it leads to
- Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 95:2
Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
- Psalms 71:23
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
- Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- Acts 2:46–47
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- Philippians 4:4
Through
Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Galatians 6:14
But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- Lamentations 3:25
Through
Psalms 32:11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
it leads to
- Psalms 64:10
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
- Psalms 64:10
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.