1 Kings 8:2

in the month of Ethanim.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

In Context

1And it came to pass when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and his own house after twenty years, then King Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel in Zion, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, this is Zion,

3And the priests took up the ark,

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:34Speak to the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, there shall be a feast of tabernacles seven days to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 16:13Thou shalt keep for thyself the feast of tabernacles seven days, when thou gatherest in thy produce from thy corn floor and thy winepress.

2 Chronicles 5:3And all Israel were assembled unto the king in the feast, this is the seventh month.

2 Chronicles 7:9And on the eighth day he kept a solemn assembly: for he kept a feast of seven days as the dedication of the altar.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:2-12

The Dedication of the Temple. ( b. c. 1003.) 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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