⁶²The king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices in the Lord’s presence. ⁶³Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. ^yIn this manner the king and all the Israelites dedicated ^zthe Lord’s temple. ^a

⁶⁴On the same day, the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the Lord’s temple because that was where he offered the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings ^bsince the bronze altar before the Lord was too small to accommodate the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings. ^c

⁶⁵Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath ^d^eto the Brook of Egypt ^f—observed the festival at that time ^gin the presence of the Lord our God, seven days, and seven more days—14 days. ^hⁱ⁶⁶On the fifteenth day ^jhe sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home to their tents rejoicing and with joyful hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for His servant David and for His people Israel. ^k

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Footnotes

d8:65 Or from Lebo-hamath
h8:65 Temple dedication lasted seven days, and the Festival of Tabernacles lasted seven days.
j8:66 the eighth day

Cross references

y8:62–63 1Ch 29:21; 2Ch 7:4–5; Ezr 6:16–17
z8:63 Dt 20:5; Ezr 6:16; Neh 12:27
a8:63 2Ch 7:5
b8:64 Lv 6–7
c8:64 2Ch 7:7
e8:65 Nm 13:21; 34:8
f8:65 Gn 15:18
g8:65 Lv 23:36; 1Kg 8:2
i8:65 2Ch 7:9
k8:66 2Ch 7:10