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1 Kings 8:2

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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. Leviticus 23:34Rank 1 from verse 2
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    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. 2 Chronicles 7:8–10Rank 2 from verse 2
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    8¶ Also 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.

    9And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

    10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

  3. 1 Kings 8:65Rank 3 from verse 2
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    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.

  4. 2 Chronicles 5:3Rank 4 from verse 2
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    3Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.

  5. Deuteronomy 16:13Rank 5 from verse 2
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    13¶ Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

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1 Kings 8:2

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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assembled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of assemble, meaning to gather or bring together into one place or company; to meet or collect together.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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feast

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Sense 1: A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration. Sense 2: As a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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1THEN 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.

2And 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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3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

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