¹¹ The Lord told Moses, “Each day have one leader present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”^(A)

⁸⁴ This was the dedication gift from the leaders of Israel for the altar when it was anointed:^(A) 12 silver dishes, 12 silver basins, and 12 gold bowls.

⁸⁸ All the livestock for the fellowship sacrifice^(A) totaled 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male breeding goats, and 60 male lambs a year old. This was the dedication gift for the altar after it was anointed.

⁶² The king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices in the Lord’s presence. ⁶³ Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep.^(A) In this manner the king and all the Israelites dedicated^(B) the Lord’s temple.^(C)

⁶⁴ On the same day, the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the Lord’s temple because that was where he offered the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings^(D) since the bronze altar before the Lord was too small to accommodate the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings.^(E)

⁴ The king and all the people were offering sacrifices in the Lord’s presence.^{(A) 5} King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. In this manner the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple. ⁶ The priests and the Levites were standing at their stations. The Levites had the musical instruments of the Lord, which King David had made to praise the Lord—“for His faithful love endures forever”—when he offered praise with them.^(B) Across from the Levites, the priests were blowing trumpets, and all the people were standing. ⁷ Since the bronze altar that Solomon had made^(C) could not accommodate the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, Solomon first consecrated the middle of the courtyard^(D) that was in front of the Lord’s temple and then offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings there.^(E)

⁸ So Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly, from the entrance to Hamath^[a] to the Brook of Egypt—observed the festival at that time for seven days. ⁹ On the eighth day^[b] they held a sacred assembly,^(F) for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days.

Dedication of the Wall

²⁷ At the dedication of the wall^(A) of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.^(B)