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And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
2 Chronicles 7:10 — KJV
Three and twentieth. Compare 1 Kings 8:66, where the statement is made that the people were sent away on the 8th day. Beginning the second 7 days with the 16th day of the month, the day after the Feast of Tabernacles normally began, the 8th day would be the 23d of the month, with which it is equated by these texts. In that case the prolonged celebration of the dedication of the Temple would have embraced and extended beyond the normal period of the Feast of Tabernacles.
Into their tents. That is, to their homes. See on 1 Kings 8:66.
Glad and merry in heart. True religion brings joy. The Israelites had had a happy season together at the dedication of the Temple and at the Feast of Tabernacles. In singing praises to God and in remembering His loving-kindness to them, they experienced a type of joy that no pleasures of the world can ever bring. When a man truly loves God and worships Him in spirit and in truth, he finds fullness of peace and joy. It is well for a people and well for their rulers when they can find such happiness and contentment of heart. A king has little to fear when such is the spirit of his people. The solution of the problems of the world cannot be found so long as the people of the world do not find their peace and joy in the Lord. The best remedy for faultfinding or strife among brethren is for them to keep so close to the Lord that they will be constantly rejoicing in His mercies.
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