2-Chronicles - 7:9

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9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Chronicles 7:9.

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And he made on the eighth day a solemn assembly, because he had kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and had celebrated the solemnity seven days.
And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.
And on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
And on the eighth day, he held a solemn gathering, because he had dedicated the altar over seven days, and he had celebrated the solemnity over seven days.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And in the eighth day they (c) made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
(c) They assembled to hear the word of God, after they had remained seven days in the booths or tabernacles.

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