Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

On the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days.

New American Standard Bible

On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feast seven days.

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

On the day after the festival ended, they convened a solemn assembly, because they had been dedicating the altar for seven days and observing the festival for seven days.

A Conservative Version

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

On the eighth day they held a celebration, for they had observed the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.

Bible in Basic English

And on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will do in the eighth day a restraint: for they did the consecration of the altar, seven days; and the festival, seven days.

King James 2000

And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they held the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the eighth day they made a gathering. For they kept the hallowing of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

NET Bible

On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.

New Heart English Bible

On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

The Emphasized Bible

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.

Webster

And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

World English Bible

On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And in the eighth
שׁמיני 
Sh@miyniy 
Usage: 28

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

עצרת עצרה 
`atsarah 
Usage: 11

חנכּה 
Chanukkah 
Usage: 8

of the altar
מזבּח 
Mizbeach 
Usage: 401

שׁבעה שׁבע 
Sheba` 
שׁבעה שׁבע 
Sheba` 
Usage: 395
Usage: 395

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

and the feast
חג חג 
Chag 
Usage: 62

References

Context Readings

The Temple Dedication

8 So Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly, from the entrance to Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—observed the festival at that time for seven days. 9 On the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, rejoicing and with happy hearts for the goodness the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.

Cross References

Leviticus 23:36

You are to present a fire offering to the Lord for seven days. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn gathering; you are not to do any daily work.

Deuteronomy 16:8

You must eat unleavened bread for six days. On the seventh day there is to be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God, and you must not do any work.

1 Kings 8:65

Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—observed the festival at that time in the presence of the Lord our God, seven days, and seven more days—14 days.

2 Chronicles 30:23

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

Nehemiah 8:18

Ezra read out of the book of the law of God every day, from the first day to the last. The Israelites celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day there was an assembly, according to the ordinance.

Joel 1:14

Announce a sacred fast;
proclaim an assembly!
Gather the elders
and all the residents of the land
at the house of the Lord your God,
and cry out to the Lord.

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