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.
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Barnes' Notes
Solomon kept the feast - i. e., Solomon kept at this same time, not the Feast of the Dedication only, but also the Feast of tabernacles. The former lasted seven days, from the 8th of Tisri to the…
Adam Clarke
The entering in of Hamath - "From the entrance of Antioch to the Nile of Egypt." - Targum.
Here is, I. The gracious answer which God immediately made to Solomon's prayer: The fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice, Ch2 7:1. In this way God testified his acceptance of Moses…
Cambridge Bible
Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast R.V. So Solomon held the feast at that time.
from the entering in of Hamath See note on 1Ch 13:5.
the river of Egypt R.V. the book of Egypt, i.e. not the…
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