²³ The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate^(A) the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully.

⁶⁵ So Solomon observed the festival^(A) at that time, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath^(B) to the Wadi of Egypt.^(C) They celebrated it before the Lord our God for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all.

⁹ On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated^(A) the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival^(B) for seven days more.