2 Chronicles 30:23
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23 The entire assembly then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for another week.
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1 Kings 8:65
New Living Translation
65 Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters[a] in the presence of the Lord our God. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. The celebration went on for fourteen days in all—seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters.[b]
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- 8:65a Hebrew the festival; see note on 8:2.
- 8:65b Hebrew seven days and seven days, fourteen days; compare parallel text at 2 Chr 7:8-10.
2 Chronicles 7:9
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9 On the eighth day they had a closing ceremony, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Shelters for seven days.
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