So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
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So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
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And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
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So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entrance Hamath unto the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
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- Numbers 34:5 The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
- Numbers 34:8 From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- 1 Kings 8:2 All the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
- Genesis 15:18 In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
- Joshua 13:5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;
- Judges 3:3 the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
- 2 Kings 14:25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
- 2 Chronicles 7:8-9 So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt. On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
- Exodus 23:31 I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
- Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
- Leviticus 23:34-43 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths for seven days to Yahweh. On the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work. “ ‘These are the appointed feasts of Yahweh which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day— in addition to the Sabbaths of Yahweh, and in addition to your gifts, and in addition to all your vows, and in addition to all your free will offerings, which you give to Yahweh. “ ‘So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of Yahweh seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. You shall take on the first day the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days. You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations. You shall keep it in the seventh month. You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in temporary shelters when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
- 1 Kings 4:21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
- 2 Chronicles 30:13 Many people assembled at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23 The whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days, and they kept another seven days with gladness.
- Psalms 40:9-10 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know. I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
- Amos 6:14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, from North to South: meaning all the…
That is, from North to South: meaning all the country.
Seven days for the dedication, and seven for the feast.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a…
1Ki 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, [even] fourteen days.
Ver. 65. From the entering in of Hamath,] i.e., From north to south. Understand also from east to west.
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Seven days and seven days.] The first seven were for the dedication, εγκαινια, the priests, Levites, and one hundred and twenty singers making all manner of music; {2Ch 5:11} the second seven for the feast of tabernacles. Within the first seven days, viz., on the tenth day, fell out their yearly public fast, {Lev 23:27} which was dispensed with, as some think. Others hold that they killed their sacrifices on that day also, but ate not of them till the evening, or till the next day, haply.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Held a feast, i.e. kept the solemnity. From the…
Held a feast, i.e. kept the solemnity. From the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt; the usual and known bounds of the land, in the utmost length of it; of which see Num 34:8; Jos 13:5; Jdg 3:3.
Before the Lord, i.e. before the temple, and as in God’s presence.
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Seven days and seven days; seven for the dedication of the temple or altar, and the other seven for the feast of tabernacles, as, nay be gathered from 2Ch 7:9. And it seems to be expressed in this manner, to intimate that these fourteen days of rejoicing were not all together, but that there was some interval between them, which indeed was necessary, because the day of atonement was on the tenth day of this month, Lev 23:27. And because these fourteen days ended on the twenty-second day, 2Ch 7:9, it may seem most probable that the feast of the dedication was kept before the tenth day, and the feast of tabernacles some days after it.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Seven - Seven for the dedication of the temple,…
Seven - Seven for the dedication of the temple, or altar; and the other seven for the feast of tabernacles. And it seems to be expressed in this manner, to intimate, that these fourteen days of rejoicing, were not altogether, but that there was some interval between them, which indeed was necessary, because the day of atonement was on the tenth day of this month, Lev. xxiii, 27. And because these fourteen days ended on the twenty-second day, 2 Chron. vii, 10, it may seem most probable, that the feast of the dedication was kept before the tenth day: and the feast of tabernacles some days after it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 65. From - Hamath] Supposed to be Antioch…
Verse 65. From - Hamath] Supposed to be Antioch of Syria; unto the river of Egypt - to the Rhinocorura; the former being on the north, the latter on the south: i.e., from one extremity of the land to the other.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:65-66. At that time Solomon held a feast…
1Ki 8:65-66. At that time Solomon held a feast — That is, kept a solemn festival. And all Israel from Hamath unto the river of Egypt — The usual and known bounds of the land, in the utmost length of it, Num 34:8; Jos 13:5; Jdg 3:3. Before the Lord — Before the temple, as in God’s presence. Seven days and seven days — Seven for the dedication of the temple, or altar; and the other seven for the feast of tabernacles. And it seems to be expressed in this manner, to intimate, that these fourteen days of rejoicing were not all together, but that there was some interval between them, which indeed was necessary, because the day of atonement was on the tenth day of this month, Lev 23:27. And because these fourteen days ended on the twenty-second day, (2Ch 7:10,) it may seem most probable, that the feast of the dedication was kept before the tenth day; and the feast of tabernacles some days after it. On the eighth day he sent the people away — Having joined with them in the solemn assembly, which was kept on the eighth day; in the close of that day he took his solemn farewell, and dismissed them with his blessing; and the next morning, when the heads and elders, with divers of the people, came to take their leave of the king, he sent them away. And they blessed the king — They applauded, admired, and returned him the thanks of the congregation for the great care and pains he had taken in building the temple and setting up God’s worship among them. Or, they prayed to God to bless him, according to their duty and custom. And went to their tents joyful and glad of heart — Easy in mind and pleased; rejoicing in all the goodness that the Lord had done for David — In giving him a sure house, and a wise and religious son, by whom he had now fulfilled the promise made to him about building the temple. And for Israel his people — They rejoiced in God’s blessings both on the royal family and on the kingdom. In this spirit should we go home from holy ordinances, and should rejoice for God’s goodness to our Lord Jesus, of whom David his servant was a type, in the advancement and establishment of his throne, pursuant to the covenant of redemption; and to all believers, his spiritual Israel, in their sanctification and consolation, pursuant to the covenant of grace. If we rejoice not herein always, it is our own fault; it is owing to the weakness of our faith and hope, and the coldness of our love.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A feast necessarily accompanied such a sacrifice as Solomon…
A feast necessarily accompanied such a sacrifice as Solomon was holding. Compare Lev 19:5. On the present occasion there was a double festival - first, the Feast of the Dedication, from the 8th to the 15th of the month Ethanim (or Tisri), and then the Feast of tabernacles, from the 15th to the 22nd 1Ki 8:2. On the day after this, “the eighth day,” counting from the commencement of the second seven, and the twenty-third day of the month (margin reference “m”), Solomon dismissed the people to their homes.
The entering in of Hamath - Compare Num 13:21, note andmargin reference. The phrase marks the extreme northern boundary of the holy land.
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The river of Egypt - The Wady-el-Arish, the only large water-course on this coast (margin reference).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Egypt. Rhinocolura, (Menochius) or rather the branch of the…
Egypt. Rhinocolura, (Menochius) or rather the branch of the Nile nearest Arabia, Josue xiii. 3., and Numbers xiii. 22. (Calmet) --- Seven, for each festival, ver. 1.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain THE PEOPLE JOYFUL. (Kg1 8:65)
THE PEOPLE JOYFUL. (Kg1 8:65)
from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt--that is, from one extremity of the kingdom to the other. The people flocked from all quarters.
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seven days and seven days, even fourteen days--The first seven were occupied with the dedication, and the other seven devoted to the feast of tabernacles (Ch2 7:9). The particular form of expression indicates that the fourteen days were not continuous. Some interval occurred in consequence of the great day of atonement falling on the tenth of the seventh month (Kg1 8:2), and the last day of the feast of tabernacles was on the twenty-third (Ch2 7:10), when the people returned to their homes with feelings of the greatest joy and gratitude "for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 65. Held a feast — The feast of dedication,…
65. Held a feast — The feast of dedication, followed by the feast of tabernacles.
Hamath — An ancient city of Syria, situated on the Orontes. See on Num_13:21; Num_34:8; Jos_13:5.
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River of Egypt — Often mentioned as the southern limit of the Land of Promise. See on Gen_15:18; Num_34:5; Jos_15:4. Some think, but without sufficient reason, that the Nile is meant; but the reference is, doubtless, to the Wady-el-Arish, which runs northerly through the middle of the Sinaitic Peninsula and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. This formed a southwestern border towards Egypt.
Seven days and seven days — That is, the feast of dedication and the feast of tabernacles lasted each seven days, making the entire festival to continue fourteen days.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 65. Solomon held a feast] Better ‘the feast.’ The…
65. Solomon held a feast] Better ‘the feast.’ The special feast of Tabernacles (cf. 1Ki_8:2), a very fitting occasion for the great multitude to make themselves an encampment in the open country around.
The part played by Solomon in all this dedication ceremony shews us that the ordinances of the Pentateuch had not yet come into observance. Israel had not advanced beyond the traditional religion contained in the ‘book of the covenant’. But the failure of the nation herein cannot of itself be held to establish the non-existence of the Levitical law.
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from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt] Within these limits the whole land of Palestine was embraced. Hamath on the north was situated in the valley of the Orontes, and for a long time was the chief city of the northern part of Syria. On the south the river of Egypt (nahal Mizraim) is identified for us in the LXX. (Isa_27:12) by being translated ὁ ποταμὸς ἕως Ῥινοκορούρων. Rhinocoroura (i.e. Rhinocolura) is the modern El Arish, and so the nahal Mizraim was probably Wady el Arïsh, a desert stream on the border of Egypt.
before the Lord our God] The last two words have the appearance of an editorial addition. They would hardly appear in the original narrative.
seven days and seven days] As explained in 2Ch_7:9 the dedication of the altar lasted seven days, and the feast (of Tabernacles proper) other seven days. This double observance accounts for the form of words here used.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (65) The entering in of Hamath, is the significant…
(65) The entering in of Hamath, is the significant name given to the great valley between Lebanon and Anti - Lebanon, which the Greeks called Cœle- Syria; for it was the main entrance to Palestine from the north, down which the hosts of Assyria and Babylon so constantly poured. Evidently it extended at this time beyond Damascus.
The river of Egypt is not, as might naturally be thought, the Nile, or any of its branches; for the word used signifies rather a “brook” or “torrent,” and the torrent, described in Num_34:5 and Jos_15:4 as the border of Israel, is identified by all authorities with the torrent falling into the sea at El-Arish.
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(65, 66) Seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day. . . .—The origin of this curious phrase is singularly illustrated by the account in 2Ch_7:9-10, for it tells us that the people were dismissed on “the three and twentieth day” of the month, which was the day after the close of the Feast of Tabernacles. Hence it is clear that the festival week of the Dedication preceded the regular feast; and the day of dismissal was the “eighth day,” regularly so-called, of the close of the Feast of Tabernacles.
Unto their tents.—The old memory of the wandering life of Israel still lingers in this expression, as in the well-known phrase “To your tents, O Israel!” (2Sa_20:1; 1Ki_12:16.) It may have been suggested to the writer in this place by the ideas symbolised in the Feast of Tabernacles, of which he had just recorded the observance.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And at that time Solomon held a feast the…
And at that time Solomon held a feast the necessary sequel to such number of peace offerings. cf. 1Ki_3:15 All the flesh that could be, must be eaten, (Lev_19:5, Lev_19:6) and all Israel with him, a great congregation see note on ver. 64. "All Israel" would hardly be an exaggeration, from the entering in of Hamath the northern boundary of Palestine (Num_34:8; cf. 13:31; Jos_13:5 Jud_1:3:3 Eze_47:16; Stanley, S. and P. p. 407; Dict. Bib. 1. p. 644; Porter, pp. 620, 621 unto the river Heb. ljn i.e., torrent bed, watercourse, wady (river is rhn). See Stanley, S. and P. pp. 14, 505, 506 of Egypt i.e., the southern limit of the Holy Land. See Num_34:5 Jos_15:4, 47 2Ki_24:7 Gen_15:18, where the word is rh; n; refers to the Nile. The Wady el Arish must be intended (Dict. Bib. vol. 3. p. 1046, 1047, and Gesen., Thesaurus, vol. 2. p. 872, Porter, p. 267), before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days The two periods are thus distinguished, because they were properly distinct, the first being the feast of dedication, the second the feast of tabernacles. This is more clearly explained in 2Ch_7:9, 10
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 all Israel with him
all Israel with him
This generalization may refer either 1) to the people whom Solomon called to Jerusalem and who are listed in 1 Kings 8:1, or 2) to those who traveled to Jerusalem for the feast, not necessarily to every person who lived in Israel. See how you translated similar words in 1 Kings 8:62. (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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seven days ... seven days ... fourteen days
"7 days ... 7 days ... 14 days" (See: Numbers)
eighth day
The word "eighth" is the ordinal form of "8." (See: Ordinal Numbers)
joyful and glad
The two words mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: Doublet)
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Solomon
feast
assembly
Hamath
Egypt
bless
joy
heart
good
David
servant
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 8:65 Lebo-hamath to the north in Aram and the…
8:65 Lebo-hamath to the north in Aram and the Brook of Egypt (Wadi al Arish) to the south are the geographic boundaries that defined the Promised Land (Josh 13:5; 15:4). • seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters: When the seven days for the dedication were completed, the Festival of Shelters was observed for another seven days.
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