KJV King James Version
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
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1 Kings 8:2
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.
WEB World English Bible
All the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
ASV American Standard Version
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all the men of Israel are assembled unto king Solomon, in the month of Ethanim, in the festival—is the seventh month.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 8
1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion.
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּH6950 · qa.halto gatherאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמֶּ֤לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹה֙H8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonכָּל־H3605 · kolallאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּיֶ֥רַחH3391 · ye.rachmonthהָאֵֽתָנִ֖יםH388 · e.ta.nimEthanimבֶּחָ֑גH2282 · chagfeastה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itהַחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃H7637 · she.vi.iseventh
Cross-references
Leviticus 23:34Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month [shall be] the feast of tabernacles [for] seven days unto the LORD.2 Chronicles 7:8-10Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.Zechariah 14:16-19And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.Numbers 29:12-40And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:Deuteronomy 16:13Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:Nehemiah 8:14-18And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:John 7:2Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.Ezra 3:4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as [it is] written, and [offered] the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;2 Chronicles 5:3Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which [was] in the seventh month.1 Kings 8:65And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, [even] fourteen days.John 7:37In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
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