Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy. New Living Translation The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink. English Standard Version Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. Berean Standard Bible The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. King James Bible Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. New King James Version Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. New American Standard Bible Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. NASB 1995 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. NASB 1977 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. Legacy Standard Bible Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and being glad. Amplified Bible [The people of] Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is in abundance by the sea; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. Christian Standard Bible Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. Holman Christian Standard Bible Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. American Standard Version Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. Contemporary English Version There were so many people living in Judah and Israel while Solomon was king that they seemed like grains of sand on a beach. Everyone had enough to eat and drink, and they were happy. English Revised Version Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily. Good News Translation The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore; they ate and drank, and were happy. International Standard Version Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly. Majority Standard Bible The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. NET Bible The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy. New Heart English Bible Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. Webster's Bible Translation Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. World English Bible Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionJudah and Israel [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. Young's Literal Translation Judah and Israel are many, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. Smith's Literal Translation Judah and Israel many as the sand which is by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleJuda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing. Catholic Public Domain Version Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing. New American Bible Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sands by the sea; they ate and drank and rejoiced. New Revised Standard Version Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleJudah and Israel were as many in multitude as the sand which is by the sea; they ate and drank and made merry. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yehuda and Israel were many as the sand that is upon the shore of the sea, a multitude eating and drinking and rejoicing. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Wealth20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.… Cross References Genesis 22:17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. Genesis 32:12 But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’” Exodus 1:7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. Deuteronomy 1:10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Deuteronomy 28:63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. Joshua 11:4 So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots. Judges 7:12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore. 2 Samuel 17:11 Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle. 1 Chronicles 27:23 David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. Psalm 72:16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field. Isaiah 10:22 Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. Isaiah 48:19 Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.” Jeremiah 33:22 As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.” Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ Romans 9:27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. Treasury of Scripture Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. as the sand 1 Kings 3:8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Genesis 13:16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. eating 1 Samuel 30:16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 1 Chronicles 12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. Job 1:18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: Jump to Previous Abundance Ate Drank Drink Drinking Eating Food Great Happy Israel Joy Judah Making Merry Multitude Numerous Rejoicing Sand Sea Seashore SeasideJump to Next Abundance Ate Drank Drink Drinking Eating Food Great Happy Israel Joy Judah Making Merry Multitude Numerous Rejoicing Sand Sea Seashore Seaside1 Kings 4 1. Solomon's princes7. His twelve officers for provision 20. The peace and largeness of his kingdom 22. His daily provision 26. His stable 29. His wisdom The people of Judah and Israel This phrase highlights the unity and collective identity of the Israelites during Solomon's reign. Historically, the tribes of Judah and Israel were often at odds, but under Solomon, they were united. This unity is significant as it reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham about his descendants being numerous and blessed (Genesis 22:17). The Hebrew root for "people" (עַם, 'am) emphasizes a community bound by covenant and shared heritage. were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Judahיְהוּדָ֤ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Israel וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (wə·yiś·rā·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc [became] as numerous לָרֹ֑ב (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness as the sand כַּח֥וֹל (ka·ḥō·wl) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2344: Sand by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the sea, הַיָּ֖ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin eating אֹכְלִ֥ים (’ō·ḵə·lîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat and drinking וְשֹׁתִ֖ים (wə·šō·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe and rejoicing. וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃ (ū·śə·mê·ḥîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 8056: Glad, joyful, merry Links 1 Kings 4:20 NIV1 Kings 4:20 NLT 1 Kings 4:20 ESV 1 Kings 4:20 NASB 1 Kings 4:20 KJV 1 Kings 4:20 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 4:20 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 4:20 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 4:20 French Bible 1 Kings 4:20 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 4:20 Judah and Israel were many as (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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