1 Kings 4:20

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily.

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 Shimei, son of Ela, was in charge of Benjamin.

19 Geber, son of Uri, was in charge of Gilead, the territory of King Sihon the Amorite and King Og of Bashan. (There was only one governor in that territory.)

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily.

21 Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.

22 Solomon's food supply for one day was 180 bushels of flour, 360 bushels of coarse flour,