2 Chronicles 7:9 (YLT)

Passage

And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:7 And Solomon sanctifieth the middle of the court that <FI>is<Fi> before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the altar of brass that Solomon made hath not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.

2 Chronicles 7:8 And Solomon maketh the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him--a very great assembly--from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 7:9 And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 7:10 And on the twenty and third day of the seventh month he hath sent the people to their tents, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for the goodness that Jehovah hath done to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel His people.

2 Chronicles 7:11 And Solomon finisheth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king; and all that hath come on the heart of Solomon to do in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he hath caused to prosper.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "eighth", "restraint", "dedication", "altar", "seven", "days", and "feast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "eighth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And Solomon maketh the feast at that..." into verse 10's "And on the twenty and third day...", so "make" and "eighth" 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 "make" and "eighth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.