³ And all the Israelites assembled before the king at the festival that is in the seventh month.

² All the people of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the festival in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.^(A)

⁸ At that time Solomon held the festival for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.^{(A) 9} On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had observed the dedication of the altar seven days and the festival seven days.^{(B) 10} On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and in good spirits because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.^(C)

³⁴ “Speak to the Israelites, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and lasting seven days, there shall be the Festival of Booths^[a] to the Lord.^{(A) 35} The first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations. ³⁶ Seven days you shall present the Lord’s offerings by fire;^[b] on the eighth day you shall observe a holy convocation and present the Lord’s offerings by fire;^[c] it is a solemn assembly; you shall not work at your occupations.^(B)