65. Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters in the presence of the lord our God. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. The celebration went on for fourteen days in all—seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters.
66. After the festival was over, Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad because the lord had been good to his servant David and to his people Israel.