1 Kings 8:62-66
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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)
65 Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath[a](F) to the Brook of Egypt(G)—observed the festival at that time(H) in the presence of the Lord our God, seven days, and seven more days—14 days.[b](I) 66 On the fifteenth day[c] he sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home to their tents rejoicing and with joyful hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.(J)
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- 1 Kings 8:65 Or from Lebo-hamath
- 1 Kings 8:65 Temple dedication lasted seven days, and the Festival of Tabernacles lasted seven days.
- 1 Kings 8:66 Lit the eighth day
1 Kings 8:62-66
International Standard Version
Solomon’s Initial Offerings(A)
62 Then the king and all of Israel with him offered sacrifices to the Lord. 63 Solomon offered peace offerings to the Lord consisting of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelis dedicated the Lord’s Temple. 64 That same day, the king consecrated the middle court that stood in front of the Lord’s Temple, because that was where he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and fat from the peace offerings and because the bronze altar that was in the Lord’s presence was too small to hold the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and fat from the peace offerings. 65 So Solomon observed the Festival of Tents[a] at that time, as did all of Israel with him. A large assembly came up from as far away as Lebo-hamath and the Wadi[b] of Egypt to appear in the presence of the Lord our God, not just for seven days, but for seven days after that, a total of fourteen days. 66 The following[c] day, Solomon[d] sent the people away as they blessed the king. Then they went back to their tents, rejoicing and glad for all the good things that the Lord had done for his servant David and to his people Israel.
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- 1 Kings 8:65 The Heb. lacks of Tents; cf. Lev 23:34
- 1 Kings 8:65 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
- 1 Kings 8:66 Lit. eighth
- 1 Kings 8:66 Lit. he
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