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assembled the elders of Israel
"called together the leaders of Israel"
All the men of Israel
This may refer either 1) to the people whom Solomon called to Jerusalem and who are listed in 8:1 or 2) generally to those who traveled to Jerusalem for the feast, not necessarily to every male person who lived in Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
at the feast
This is a reference to the Feast of Succoth, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Shelters .
in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month
"Ethanim" is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the last part of September and the first part of October on Western calendars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
translationWords
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/solomon
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/head
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribe
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/family
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/arkofthecovenant
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/cityofdavid
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/zion
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/feast