So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.
Parallel translations
- WEB So all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.
- KJV Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
- NKJV Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.
- NASB All the men of Israel assembled themselves before the king at the feast, that is in the seventh month.
- NLT So all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn.
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Quick answer
All the men of Israel assembled to the king at the feast in the seventh month. The dedication coincided with a major appointed festival, likely the Feast of Tabernacles.
Overview
The gathering took place during the seventh-month feast, traditionally identified with the Feast of Tabernacles, a time of joyful remembrance of God's faithfulness in the wilderness. Holding the temple dedication then linked the new house of God to Israel's history of God dwelling among them. This communal gathering of all Israel anticipates the great assembly of God's people gathered around his presence.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 8:2And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.
- 2 Chr 7:8–10So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.
- Lev 23:34–36“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.
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