1 Kings 4:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 4:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 4:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 4:20 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
1 Kings 4:20 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 4:20
“And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:20: many, sand, sea
“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:20: israel, sand, sea
“Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. that thou...: Heb. that thy face, or, presence go, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:20: israel, sand, sea
“Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:20: many, sand, sea
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:20: sand, sea, multitude
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