1Ki 4:20 Cross References

1 Kings 4:20

20: The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.

I will bless you richly. I will multiply your descendants into countless millions, like the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. They will conquer their enemies,

And here I am among your own chosen people, a nation so great they are too numerous to count!

But you promised to treat me kindly and to multiply my descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore--too many to count."

Everyone will live quietly in their own homes in peace and prosperity, for there will be nothing to fear. The LORD Almighty has promised this!

But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter sacrificial animals, feast on meat, and drink wine. "Let's eat, drink, and be merry," you say. "What's the difference, for tomorrow we die."

Then the LORD brought Abram outside beneath the night sky and told him, "Look up into the heavens and count the stars if you can. Your descendants will be like that--too many to count!"

They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity--

So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that this pleasure is from the hand of God.

They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival.

And on that day, says the LORD Almighty, each of you will invite your neighbor into your home to share your peace and prosperity."

And I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they cannot be counted!

May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful, because the king does what is right.
Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.
May he live as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon continues in the skies. Yes, forever!
May his reign be as refreshing as the springtime rains--like the showers that water the earth.
May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the end of time.

While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: "Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother's home.

The LORD Almighty will protect his people, and they will subdue their enemies with sling stones. They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine, shedding the blood of their enemies. They will be filled with blood like a bowl, drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.

So the Egyptian led them to the Amalekite encampment. When David and his men arrived, the Amalekites were spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah.

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