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1Ki 8:66 — On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the eighth day		In the parallel passage of Chronicles this is termed ?the three and twentieth day of the seventh month;? that is, the ninth day of the dedication; which Jarchi reconciles by supposing that Solomon gave them leave to return on the eighth day, and many of them did return; and that he dismissed the remainder on the ninth, or twenty-third of the seventh month: See Note on 1Ki 8:1. 2Ch 7:10; 2Ch 31:1
blessed		or, thanked. 1Ki 8:1,47
joyful		Deu 12:7,12,18; Deu 16:11; 2Ch 29:36; 2Ch 30:26,27; Neh 8:10; Psa 95:1,2; Psa 100:1,2; Psa 106:4,5; Psa 122:6,9; Isa 61:9,10; Isa 66:13,14; Jer 31:12-14; Zep 3:14; Zec 9:9,17; Act 2:46; Gal 5:22; Phl 4:4

Correlating Passages

the eighth day

	1Ki 8:1	Then 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.
	2Ch 7:10	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.
	2Ch 31:1	Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

blessed

	1Ki 8:1	Then 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.
	1Ki 8:47	[Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

joyful

	Deu 12:7	And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
	Deu 12:12	And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that [is] within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
	Deu 12:18	But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
	Deu 16:11	And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that [are] among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
	2Ch 29:36	And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was [done] suddenly.
	2Ch 30:26	So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel [there was] not the like in Jerusalem.
	2Ch 30:27	Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came [up] to his holy dwelling place, [even] unto heaven.
	Neh 8:10	Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
	Psa 95:1	O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
	Psa 95:2	Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
	Psa 100:1	[[A Psalm of praise.]] Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
	Psa 100:2	Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
	Psa 106:4	Remember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
	Psa 106:5	That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
	Psa 122:6	Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
	Psa 122:9	Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
	Isa 61:9	And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they [are] the seed [which] the LORD hath blessed.
	Isa 61:10	I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels.
	Isa 66:13	As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
	Isa 66:14	And when ye see [this], your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and [his] indignation toward his enemies.
	Jer 31:12	Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
	Jer 31:13	Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
	Jer 31:14	And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
	Zep 3:14	Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
	Zec 9:9	Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
	Zec 9:17	For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
	Act 2:46	And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
	Gal 5:22	But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
	Phl 4:4	Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 8:66," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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