"Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moo…" — 2 Chronicles 8:13

2 Chronicles 8:13 · KJV

“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, {even} in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.”

— 2 Chronicles 8:13

Verse 12

Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

Verse 14

And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. {so had David...: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God}

2 Chronicles 8 — Context

And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because {the places are} holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. {holy: Heb. holiness}

Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, {even} in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:16

Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

Exodus 29:38-42

Now this {is that} which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.

Ezekiel 46:3-15

Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.

Numbers 28:1-29

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 23:1-17

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Ezekiel 45:17

And it shall be the prince's part {to give} burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. {peace...: or, thank offerings}

Exodus 23:14-17

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

1 Kings 9:25

And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that {was} before the LORD. So he finished the house. {upon the altar that: Heb. upon it, etc}