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1 Kings 8:1-3
Common English Bible
1 Kings 8:1-3
Common English Bible
Solomon dedicates the temple
8 Then Solomon assembled Israel’s elders, all the tribal leaders, and the chiefs of Israel’s clans at Jerusalem to bring up the chest containing the Lord’s covenant from David’s City Zion. 2 Everyone in Israel assembled before King Solomon in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim,[a] during the festival. 3 When all of Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests picked up the chest.
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- 1 Kings 8:2 September–October, Tishrei; Ethanim is a month from a Canaanite calendar.
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