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# All the men of Israel
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This may refer either 1) to the people whom Solomon called to Jerusalem and who are listed in 8:1 or 2) generally to those who traveled to Jerusalem for the feast, not necessarily to every male person who lived in Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# at the feast
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This is a reference to the Feast of Sukkoth, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Shelters .
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# in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month
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"Ethanim" is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the last part of September and the first part of October on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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