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2Ch 7:9 — And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

solemn assembly		Heb. restraint. Lev 23:36; Deu 16:8; Neh 8:18; Joe 1:14
seven days		2Ch 30:23; 1Ki 8:65

Correlating Passages

solemn assembly

	Lev 23:36	Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it [is] a solemn assembly; [and] ye shall do no servile work [therein].
	Deu 16:8	Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day [shall be] a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work [therein].
	Neh 8:18	Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day [was] a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
	Joe 1:14	Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders [and] all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

seven days

	2Ch 30:23	And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.
	1Ki 8:65	And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, [even] fourteen days.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 7:9," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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