1 Kings 20:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 20:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 20:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 20:15 — KJV
“Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.”
— 1 Kings 20:15 (KJV)
1 Kings 20:15 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 20:15
“These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.”
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“Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:15: two, hundred, thirty
“And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.”
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“And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.”
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“Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:15: men, two, hundred
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