³⁴ “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ^(A)‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord.

⁶⁵ At that time Solomon held ^(A)a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from ^(B)the entrance of Hamath to ^(C)the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, ^(D)seven days and seven more days—fourteen days.

^8 (A)At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly ^(B)from the entrance of Hamath to ^(C)the^[a] Brook of Egypt. ⁹ And on the eighth day they held a ^(D)sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. ^10 (E)On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.