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2 Chronicles 5:3

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What does 2 Chronicles 5:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “nd all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was [in] the seventh month.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

nd all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was [in] the seventh month.
2 Chronicles 5:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of Jehovah was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of God.
2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers` [houses] of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
3nd all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was [in] the seventh month.
4And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;
5and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; these did the priests the Levites bring up.
6And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“5:3 The dedication of the Temple took place during the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn. This seven-day festival required a pilgrimage to the central place of worship (Deut 16:13-15). The seventh month marked the end of Israel’s harvest season, allowing landowners to leave for a week without concern for fields or crops.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Wherefore: Kg1 8:2 in the feast: That is, as the Targumist observes, in the feast of tabernacles, which was held in the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year, which was called Ethanim. Ch2 7:8-10; Lev 23:34-36; Kg1 8:2 2 Chronicles 5:4”
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