NET Bible
"On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days."
— 2 Chronicles 7:9, NET Bible
“And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.”
“And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. ”
“On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.”
“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 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 in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.”
The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the LORD.(These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the LORD and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying,“Certainly his loyal love endures.”) Opposite the Levites, the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.
Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the LORD’s temple. He offered burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat from the peace offerings there, because the bronze altar that Solomon had made was too small to hold all these offerings.
At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days. This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south.
On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They left happy and contented because of the good the LORD had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.
The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning After Solomon finished building the LORD’s temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the LORD’s temple and his royal palace,
the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him:“I have answered your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made.