1 Kings 4:20

20 Judah and Israel were densely populated - like sand on an ocean beach! All their needs were met; they ate and drank and were happy.

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 in Benjamin;

19 Geber son of Uri in Gilead - this was the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and also of Og king of Bashan; he managed the whole district by himself.

20 Judah and Israel were densely populated - like sand on an ocean beach! All their needs were met; they ate and drank and were happy.

21 Solomon was sovereign over all the kingdoms from the River Euphrates in the east to the country of the Philistines in the west, all the way to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and were vassals of Solomon all his life.

22 One day's food supply for Solomon's household was: 185 bushels of fine flour 375 bushels of meal 10 grain-fed cattle 20 range cattle 100 sheep and miscellaneous deer, gazelles, roebucks, and choice fowl.