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1 Kings 8:2

1 Kings 8:2
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto King Solomon at the feast,.... Not of tabernacles, as the Targum on Ch2 5:3 and so Jarchi; though that was in the same month next mentioned, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The feast in the month Ethanim - i. e. the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Ingathering, the commemoration of the dwelling in booths at the time of the Exodus (margin reference), and the festival…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

At the feast in the month Ethanim - The feast of tabernacles, which was celebrated in the seventh month of what is called the ecclesiastical gear.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 8:1-11

The temple, though richly beautified, yet while it was without the ark was like a body without a soul, or a candlestick without a candle, or (to speak more properly) a house without an inhabitant. All…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

at the feast in the month Ethanim whichis the seventh month Josephus tells us that the feast of tabernacles fell at this time, and that that festival and the dedication services were combined into one…