And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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Gill's Exposition
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation one thousand bullocks, and seven thousand sheep,.... He separated them, as Kimchi interprets it, from his own herds and flocks; or out of his…
Barnes' Notes
To keep other seven days - This was a voluntary addition to the requirements of the Law - the fruit and sign of the abounding zeal which characterized the time. Hezekiah and the princes probably…
After the passover followed the feast of unleavened bread, which continued seven days. How that was observed we are here told, and every thing in this account looks pleasant and lively. 1. Abundance…
Cambridge Bible
assembly R.V. congregation, as in 2Ch 30:13; 2Ch 30:17. LXX. ἡ ἐκκλησία.
other seven days Cp. 2Ch 7:9 (Solomon's Dedication Feast).