Translations
Modern
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Traditional
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
Literal
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Latin
Juda et Israël innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes.
Original
Hebrew
English
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Notes
God promised Abraham land (Genesis 15:18–21; 17:8; 22:17). This promise came true with Solomon's blessing. The lands that David and Solomon (2 Chronicles 8:3) conquered stayed loyal to Solomon. They sent him tribute money and served him throughout his long reign.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province
Glossary
Topics
Holy Land: Prosperity of, in Solomon's Reign Rulers: Wicked: Solomon, Oppressing the People Solomon: Divides his Kingdom Into Subsistence Departments Tax: Paid in Provisions