- to keep:
- They did not observe other seven days of unleavened bread, but offered sacrifices with praise and thanksgiving, and feasting, other seven days; and, as the people in general, and especially those who came out of the kingdom of Israel, would be unprepared for this additional expense, both Hezekiah and his princes liberally supplied them with cattle for sacrifices. "And in the eighthª dayª they madeª° a solemn assembly:ª for¹ they keptª° the dedicationª of the altarª sevenª days,ª and the feastª sevenª days.ª" {2Ch 7:9} + "And at that¹ timeª Solomonª heldª°¹ a feast,ª and all¹ Israelª with¹ him, a greatª congregation,ª from the entering²° in¹¹ of Hamathª unto¹ the riverª of Egypt,ª beforeª the LORDª our God,ª sevenª daysª and sevenª days,ª [even] fourteenªª days.ª" {1Kg 8:65}
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