Furthermore (A)Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat.

(B)At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly (C)from the entrance of Hamath to (D)the[a] Brook of Egypt. And on the eighth day they held a (E)sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:8 The Shihor, 1 Chr. 13:5

Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat(A) of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.

So Solomon observed the festival(B) at that time for seven days, and all Israel(C) with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath(D) to the Wadi of Egypt.(E) On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated(F) the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival(G) for seven days more.

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