1 Reyes 8:65

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65 As铆 Salom贸n celebr贸 la fiesta en aquella ocasi贸n, y todo Israel con 茅l, una gran asamblea desde la entrada de Hamat hasta el torrente de Egipto, delante del SE脩OR nuestro Dios, por siete d铆as y siete d铆as m谩s, o sea catorce d铆as.

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1 Reyes 8:65 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:65

And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with
him
Partaking of the parts of the peace offerings which belonged to him, and were offered by way of thanksgiving on the occasion, together with whatsoever he might as a liberal prince provide for this entertainment:

for it was for a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath
unto the river of Egypt;
consisting of a number of people, gathered together from Hamath, which was on the northern border of the land of Israel, to the river of Egypt; either the Nile, or Rhinoculura, a branch of it, which lay on the southern border of the land: and this was kept

before the Lord;
as in his presence, with thankfulness to him, and with a view to his glory:

seven days and seven days, even fourteen days;
seven days for the dedication of the house, and seven days for the feast of tabernacles, as the Targum; which agrees with ( 2 Chronicles 7:9 ) , the feast of dedication was first, and began perhaps on the seventh day of the month, as the feast of tabernacles did on the fifteenth: within this time, namely, on the tenth, was a fast day, the day of atonement; which was either observed between the two feasts, or was omitted, which is not likely; or they did not eat and drink until the evening of that day. The Septuagint version, according to the Vatican copy, reads "seven days" only once; see ( 2 Chronicles 7:8 ) .

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1 Reyes 8:65 In-Context

63 Y Salom贸n ofreci贸 como sacrificio de las ofrendas de paz, que 茅l ofreci贸 al SE脩OR, veintid贸s mil bueyes y ciento veinte mil ovejas. As铆 dedicaron la casa del SE脩OR el rey y todos los hijos de Israel.
64 Aquel d铆a el rey consagr贸 la parte central del atrio que estaba delante de la casa del SE脩OR, pues all铆 ofreci贸 el holocausto, la ofrenda de cereal y la grosura de las ofrendas de paz; porque el altar de bronce que estaba delante del SE脩OR era demasiado peque帽o para contener el holocausto, la ofrenda de cereal y la grosura de las ofrendas de paz.
65 As铆 Salom贸n celebr贸 la fiesta en aquella ocasi贸n, y todo Israel con 茅l, una gran asamblea desde la entrada de Hamat hasta el torrente de Egipto, delante del SE脩OR nuestro Dios, por siete d铆as y siete d铆as m谩s, o sea catorce d铆as.
66 Al octavo d铆a despidi贸 al pueblo. Ellos bendijeron al rey, y se fueron a sus tiendas gozosos y alegres de coraz贸n por todo el bien que el SE脩OR hab铆a mostrado a su siervo David y a su pueblo Israel.
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