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2 Chronicles 7:10
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon dismisses the assembled crowd to their homes on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, immediately following the eighth-day solemn assembly that concluded the seven-day dedication feast. The narrator records this action as the formal closing of the temple dedication events.
The words — The Hebrew verb שִׁלַּ֥ח (shi.Lach) translates literally as "he sent away," denoting Solomon's official dismissal of the gathered multitude. The phrase לַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ/שְּבִיעִ֔י (la./Cho.desh ha./she.vi.'I) anchors the event to the seventh month, marking the termination of the festival cycle.
The thread — This dismissal parallels the conclusion of the feast in 1 Kings 8:66, where Solomon sends the people away with joyful hearts after the dedication period. The recorded gladness over divine provision aligns with the imperative to approach worship with joy in Psalms 100:2.
Why it lands — The text records a historical conclusion to a religious ceremony, noting the people's departure and emotional state without prescribing a ritual response. A reader observes that the narrative treats the festival's end as a factual boundary rather than a recurring liturgical command.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 8:66 On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
- Psalms 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
- Exodus 18:1 Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 12:7 There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 12:12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 12:18 Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,
- Deuteronomy 16:11 and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- Deuteronomy 16:14 And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41 Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
- 2 Chronicles 29:36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.