Then came the feast of the Dedication ¹  in Jerusalem. ² 

They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the Lord’s temple.

King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ¹  along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from ²  all the nations that he had subdued,

The leaders offered ¹  gifts ²  for ³  the dedication ⁴  of the altar when it was anointed. ⁵  And the leaders presented ⁶  their offering before the altar.

For the Lord said to Moses, “They must present their offering, one leader for each day, ¹  for the dedication of the altar.”

The people ¹  of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles ²  – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet, ¹  Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, ¹  they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived ²  to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses ¹  in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items.

Shelomith ¹  and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.

Moreover, the officers are to say to the troops, ¹  “Who among you ²  has built a new house and not dedicated ³  it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else ⁴  dedicate it.

This was the dedication for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver sprinkling bowls, and twelve gold pans.

He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the Lord’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. ¹ 

King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.

On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.

He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. ¹ 

If he consecrates his field in the jubilee year, ¹  the conversion value will stand,

“‘If he consecrates to the Lord a field he has purchased, ¹  which is not part of his own landed property,

King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ¹  along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including ²  Edom, ³  Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

He gave him ¹  the blueprints of all he envisioned ²  for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.