2 Chronicles 7:8 (DRB)

Passage

And Solomon kept the solemnity at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Emath to the torrent of Egypt.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:6 And the priests stood in their offices: and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord, which king David made to praise the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever, singing the hymns of David by their ministry: and the priests sounded with trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

2 Chronicles 7:7 Solomon also sanctified the middle of the court before the temple of the Lord: for he offered there the holocausts, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar, which he had made, could not hold the holocausts and the sacrifices and the fat:

2 Chronicles 7:8 And Solomon kept the solemnity at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Emath to the torrent of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 7:9 And he made on the eighth day a solemn assembly, because he had kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and had celebrated the solemnity seven days.

2 Chronicles 7:10 So on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent away the people to their dwellings, joyful and glad for the good that the Lord had done to David, and to Solomon, and to all Israel his people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "kept", "solemnity", "time", "seven", "days", "israel", and "very". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "kept", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Solomon also sanctified the middle of the..." into verse 9's "And he made on the eighth day...", so "solomon" and "kept" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "solomon" and "kept" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.