And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
Ver. 2. In the month Ethanim.] Which signifieth ripeness or strengh: either because the fruits were then ripe, sc., in September, and strengthened the heart of man; or else, by this festival month men's hearts were filled with the joy of the Lord, which was their strength, Neh 8:10 and lifted up in the ways of his precepts.