2 Chronicles 7:8 (GNV)

Passage

And Salomon made a feast at that time of seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the riuer of Egypt.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:6 And the Priests waited on their offices, and the Leuites with the instruments of musicke of the Lord, which King Dauid had made to praise the Lord, Because his mercy lasteth for euer: whe Dauid praysed God by them, the Priestes also blewe trumpets ouer against them: and all they of Israel stoode by.

2 Chronicles 7:7 Moreouer Salomon halowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there hee had prepared burnt offerings, and the fatte of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Salomon had made, was not able to receiue the burnt offering, and the meate offring, and the fat.

2 Chronicles 7:8 And Salomon made a feast at that time of seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the riuer of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 7:9 And in the eight day they made a solemne assemblie: for they had made the dedication of the altar seuen daies, and the feast seuen dayes.

2 Chronicles 7:10 And the three and twentieth day of the seuenth moneth, he sent the people away into their tentes, ioyous and with glad heart, because of the goodnesse that the Lord had done for Dauid and for Salomon, and for Israel his people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salomon", "feast", "time", "seuen", "dayes", "israel", "very", and "great". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "salomon" and "feast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Moreouer Salomon halowed the middle of the..." into verse 9's "And in the eight day they made...", so "salomon" and "feast" 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 "salomon" and "feast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.