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 Schimeï, fils d’Éla, en Benjamin.

19 Guéber, fils d’Uri, dans le pays de Galaad; il avait la contrée de Sihon, roi des Amoréens, et d’Og, roi de Basan. Il y avait un seul intendant pour ce pays.

20 Juda et Israël étaient très nombreux, pareils au sable qui est sur le bord de la mer. Ils mangeaient, buvaient et se réjouissaient.

21 Salomon dominait encore sur tous les royaumes depuis le fleuve jusqu’au pays des Philistins et jusqu’à la frontière d’Égypte; ils apportaient des présents, et ils furent assujettis à Salomon tout le temps de sa vie.

22 Chaque jour Salomon consommait en vivres: trente cors de fleur de farine et soixante cors de farine,

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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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