Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,

International Standard Version

After this, the whole assembly agreed to celebrate for another seven days, and so they did and they were very happy to do so!

A Conservative Version

And the whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days. And they kept [those] seven days with gladness.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate [the feast] for another seven days; and they celebrated it another seven days with joy.

Bible in Basic English

And by the desire of all the people, the feast went on for another seven days, and they kept the seven days with joy.

Darby Translation

And the whole congregation took counsel to observe other seven days; and they observed the seven days with gladness.

Julia Smith Translation

And all the convocation will take counsel to do other seven days: and they will do seven days with gladness.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the whole assembly decided to make seven more days [of feasting], so they made seven [more] days with joy,

Modern King James verseion

And the whole gathering agreed to keep another seven days. And they kept another seven days with gladness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the whole assembly took counsel to keep seven days more: and they held those seven days with gladness.

NET Bible

The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

New Heart English Bible

The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept another seven days with gladness.

The Emphasized Bible

Then all the convocation took counsel, to keep seven days more, - and they kept seven days, with rejoicing.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.

Youngs Literal Translation

And all the assembly take counsel to keep other seven days, and they keep seven days with joy;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קהל 
Qahal 
Usage: 123

אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

שׁבעה שׁבע 
Sheba` 
Usage: 395

יום 
Yowm 
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293
Usage: 2293

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Hezekiah Celebrates Passover

22 Hezekiah spoke encouraging words to all the Levites who had the skills to serve Jehovah. They ate the festival meals for seven days, sacrificed fellowship offerings, and confessed their sins to Jehovah the God of their ancestors. 23 Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah contributed one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep to the assembly. The princes contributed one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep to the assembly. A large number of priests consecrated themselves.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:65

At that time Solomon and all Israel celebrated the festival. A large crowd had come from the territory between the border of Hamath and the River of Egypt to be near Jehovah our God for seven days.

2 Chronicles 7:9

There was an assembly on the eighth day. They observed the dedication of the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for another seven days.

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