Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

Took counsel

General references

Bible References

Took counsel

2 Chronicles 30:2
Yea, the king and his rulers and all the convocation in Jerusalem, had taken counsel, - to keep the passover in the second month.

To keep

2 Chronicles 7:9
And they made, on the eighth day, a closing feast, - because, the dedication of the altar, they had kept seven days and a festival seven days.
1 Kings 8:65
And Solomon made, at that time, a festival - and all Israel with him - a great convocation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the ravine of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days, and seven days, - fourteen days.

General references

Luke 2:43
and completed the days, and then were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, - and his parents noticed it not;