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2 Chronicles 7:8

So 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.
2 Chronicles 7:8 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
  • KJV Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
  • NKJV At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt.
  • NASB So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly that came from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
  • NLT For the next seven days Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south.

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Quick answer

Solomon held the feast for seven days with a great assembly gathered from Hamath to the brook of Egypt. All Israel, from its farthest borders, joined in celebration.

Overview

Solomon kept the festival for seven days with an immense gathering drawn from the full extent of the land. This unity of all Israel reflected the height of the nation's blessing and devotion under Solomon. Such a gathered, rejoicing people foreshadows the great assembly of the redeemed who will be gathered to worship God from every corner of the earth.

Cross-references & the web

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  • Gen 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
  • 1 Kgs 8:65So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
  • Neh 8:13–18On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
  • 2 Chr 30:13In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
  • Deut 16:13–15You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.
  • Josh 13:3–5from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
  • Zech 14:16–19Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
  • 1 Kgs 4:21–25And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
  • Num 29:12–38On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
  • Num 34:5–8where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.
  • Amos 6:14For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”
  • John 7:27–39But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
  • John 7:2However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
  • Lev 23:34–43“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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Christ at the center

Temple, priesthood, and the repeated need for a faithful king who seeks the LORD all point past every imperfect reign to the King and Temple who finally and fully dwell with God's people.

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