⁶⁵ So Solomon observed the festival^(A) at that time, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath^(B) to the Wadi of Egypt.^(C) They celebrated it before the Lord our God for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all.

³⁶ For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly^(A) and present a food offering to the Lord.^(B) It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.

¹⁷ The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them.^(A) From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated^(B) it like this. And their joy was very great.