1 Kings 4:20 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 4:20

18 ^aShimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in ^athe country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.

Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon’s Reign

20 Judah and Israel were as numerous ^aas the sand by the sea in multitude, ^beating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 So ^aSolomon reigned over all kingdoms from ^bthe River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. ^cThey brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 ^aNow Solomon’s¹ provision for one day was thirty² kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,

23 ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 4:20

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American Standard Version
Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

Amplified® Bible
Judah and Israel were many, like the sand which is by the sea in multitude; they ate, drank, and rejoiced.

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.

Darby English Version
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

Good News Bible
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore; they ate and drank, and were happy.

King James Version
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

New American Standard Bible
Judah and Israel {were} as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; {they} were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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 King James Version
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Judah and Israel grew as numerous as the sand that lies on the seashore in abundance; they ate and drank and rejoiced.

Revised Standard Version
Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy.

Young's Literal Translation
Judah and Israel `are' many, as the sand that `is' by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

New English Translation
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.

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