1 KINGS 4:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.”
"Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy." — The *formulaic blessing* (*Yehudah ve-Yisra'el rabbim ke-hol ha-yam le-rov*) invokes the *Abrahamic promise* (Gen 22:17) of innumerable descendants. The phrase *'akhlu ve-shatu ve-yishmenu* (ate, drank, and were happy) captures the *material abundance* and *peace* characterizing Solomon's reign. The *happiness* (*yesom*, contentment, rejoicing) suggests not merely physical prosperity but *spiritual satisfaction*.
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