1 Kings 4:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 4:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 4:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 4:23 — KJV
“Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.”
— 1 Kings 4:23 (KJV)
1 Kings 4:23 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 4:23
“And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:23: oxen, twenty, hundred
“And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:23: oxen, twenty, hundred
“And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money. Hamor: Gr. Emmor pieces...: or, lambs”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:23: ten, fat, hundred
“And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:23: ten, fat, hundred
“The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:23: ten, twenty, hundred
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