1 Kings 4:20

20 Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude; eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

1 Kings 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:20

Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the
sea in multitude
Being blessed with great fruitfulness in their families, and having no pestilential disease among them, nor wars to lessen their number, and so the promise to Abraham was fulfilled, ( Genesis 22:17 ) ; and which was an emblem of Christ's spiritual subjects, especially in the latter day, whom Solomon was a type of, see ( Hosea 1:10 ) ; eating, and drinking, and making merry;
having a large increase of the fruits of the earth, and in no fear of any enemies; expressive of the spiritual joy of believers in the kingdom of Christ, and under the word and ordinances, ( Song of Solomon 2:3 Song of Solomon 2:4 ) ( 5:1 ) ( Romans 5:2 Romans 5:3 Romans 5:11 ) ( 14:17 ) .

1 Kings 4:20 In-Context

18 Semei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin.

19 Gaber, the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon, the king of the Amorrhites, and of Og, the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.

20 Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude; eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

21 And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him all the days of his life.

22 And the provision of Solomon, for each day, was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;