1 Kings 4:20 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 4:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.”

1 Kings 4:20 — World English Bible

1 Kings 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Judah and Israel <FI>are<Fi> many, as the sand that <FI>is<Fi> by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.”

1 Kings 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.”

1 Kings 4:20 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 4:20 in Context — 1 Kings 4

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

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.

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

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.

22 And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

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What Does 1 Kings 4:20 Mean?

1 Kings 4:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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