Thematic Bible
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Dedication » Of self » See feast of dedication
The feast of dedication took place at that time, in Jerusalem: it was, winter,
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.
And Solomon made a festival - at that time - for seven days, and all Israel with him, an exceeding great convocation, - from the entering in of Hamath, unto the ravine of Egypt. 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. And, on the twenty-third of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their own homes, - rejoicing and glad in heart, over the goodness which Yahweh had performed unto David and unto Solomon, and unto Israel his people.