1 Kings 4:20
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
1 Kings 4:20 in other translations
| BSB | The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. |
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| WEB | Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. |
| ASV | Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. |
| YLT | Judah and Israel are many, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. |
| DARBY | Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. |
| BBE | Judah and Israel were as great in number as the sand by the seaside, and they took their food and drink with joy in their hearts. |
| Webster | Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. |
What does 1 Kings 4:20 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 4:20-28
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
1 Kings 4:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 4:20
- 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 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
- Genesis 32:12
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
- 1 Chronicles 12:39
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
- 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.
- 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.
- Isaiah 22:13
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
- 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:
- Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
- 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.
- Zechariah 9:15
The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
- Zechariah 3:10
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
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Context
- 1 Kings 4:19
Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
- 1 Kings 4:20
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
- 1 Kings 4:21
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
1 Kings 4:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Judá é Israel eran muchos, como la arena que está junto á la mar en multitud, comiendo y bebiendo y alegrándose. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Juda et Israël étaient nombreux, comme le sable qui est près de la mer, en multitude, – mangeant et buvant, et se réjouissant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Juda und Israel waren zahlreich, wie der Sand, der am Meere ist, an Menge; sie aßen und tranken und waren fröhlich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Juda et Israël innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes. |