And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
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.
And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.
- Author
- The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
- Date
- Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC