³⁵ “‘On the eighth day hold a closing special assembly^(A) and do no regular work.

⁸ For six days eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day hold an assembly^(A) to the Lord your God and do no work.^(B)

²⁰ Jehu said, “Call an assembly^(A) in honor of Baal.” So they proclaimed it.

⁹ On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated^(A) the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival^(B) for seven days more.

¹⁸ Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read^(A) from the Book of the Law^(B) of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation,^(C) there was an assembly.^(D)