2 Chronicles 7:9

Sacrifices of Dedication

8So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.9On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.

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Berean Standard Bible
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
American Standard Version (1901)
And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
Bible in Basic English
And on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he made on the eighth day a solemn assembly, because he had kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and had celebrated the solemnity seven days.
Free Bible Version
On the eighth day they held a final assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast another seven days.
Geneva Bible 1599
And in the eight day they made a solemne assemblie: for they had made the dedication of the altar seuen daies, and the feast seuen dayes.
King James (Authorized) Version
And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
Translation for Translators
On the eighth/next day they gathered again to worship Yahweh. They had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days.
Unlocked Literal Bible
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they kept the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
Noah Webster Bible
And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
World English Bible
On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
Young's Literal Translation
And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.