Cross Reference 1 KINGS 3:8 AND THY SERVANT IS IN THE MIDST OF THY PEOPLE WHICH THOU HAST CHOSEN A GREAT PEOPLE THAT CANNOT BE NUMBERED NOR COUNTED FOR MULTITUDE

{1 Kings 3:8} And thy servant 5650 [is] in the midst 8432 of thy people 5971 which x834 thou hast chosen, 977 z8804 a great 7227 people, 5971 that x834 cannot x3808 be numbered 4487 z8735 nor x3808 counted 5608 z8735 for multitude. 7230 x4480

thy people:
"Now¹ therefore, if¹ ye will obey² ° my voice² indeed,ª °¹ and keepª °¹ my covenant,ª then ye shall be¹ a peculiar treasureª unto me above all¹ ¹ people:ª for¹ all¹ the earthª [is] mine: ... And ye¹ shall be¹ unto me a kingdomª of priests,ª and an holyª nation.ª These¹ [are] the wordsª which¹ thou shalt speakª ° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Exd 19:5-6} + "For¹ thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God:ª the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª ° thee to be¹ a specialª peopleª unto himself, above all¹ ¹ peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª ... But¹ because the LORDª lovedª ¹ you, and because he would keepª °¹ ¹ the oathª which¹ he had swornª ° unto your fathers,ª hath the LORDª brought you outª °¹ with a mightyª hand,ª and redeemedª ° you out of the houseª ¹ of bondmen,ª from the handª ¹ of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt.ª" {Deu 7:6-8} + "For¹ the LORDª will not¹ forsakeª °¹ his peopleª for his greatª name'sª sake:¹ because¹ it hath pleasedª ° the LORDª to makeª ° you his people.ª" {1Sm 12:22} + "From followingª ¹ the ewes great with youngª ° he broughtª ° him to feedª ° Jacobª his people,ª and Israelª his inheritance.ª" {Psa 78:71}

cannot:
"And I will makeª °¹ thy seedª as the dustª of the earth:ª so thatª if¹ a manª canª ° numberª °¹ the dustª of the earth,ª [then] shall thy seedª also¹ be numbered.ª °" {Gen 13:16} + "And he brought him forthª °¹ abroad,ª and said,ª ° Lookª ° now¹ toward heaven,ª and tellª ° the stars,ª if¹ thou be ableª ° to numberª ° them: and he saidª ° unto him, Soª shall thy seedª be.¹" {Gen 15:5} + "That¹ in blessingª ° I will blessª ° thee, and in multiplyingª ° I will multiplyª °¹ thy seedª as the starsª of the heaven,ª and as the sandª which¹ [is] upon¹ the seaª shore;ª and thy seedª shall possessª °¹ the gateª of his enemies;ª °" {Gen 22:17} + "And Davidª saidª ° to¹ Joabª and to¹ the rulersª of the people,ª Go,² °¹ numberª °¹ Israelª from Beershebaª ¹ even to¹ Dan;ª and bringª °¹ the numberª of them to¹ me, that I may knowª ° [it]." {1Ch 21:2} + "And Joabª gaveª °¹ the sumª of the numberª of the peopleª unto¹ David.ª And all¹ [they of] Israelª were¹ a thousandª thousandª and an hundredª thousandª menª that drewª ° sword:ª and Judahª [was] fourª hundredª threescore and tenª thousandª menª that drewª ° sword.ª ... But Leviª and Benjaminª countedª ° he not¹ amongª them: for¹ the king'sª wordª was abominableª ° to¹ Joab.ª" {1Ch 21:5-6} + "But Davidª tookª ° not¹ the numberª of them from twenty² years² oldª ¹ ¹ ¹ and under:ª because¹ the LORDª had saidª ° he would increaseª °¹ Israelª like to the starsª of the heavens.ª ... Joabª the sonª of Zeruiahª beganª ° to number,ª ° but he finishedª ° not,¹ because there fell¹ wrathª for itª against¹ Israel;ª neither¹ was the numberª putª ° in the accountª of the chroniclesª ª of kingª David.ª" {1Ch 27:23-24}

Cross Reference

Cross Reference Bible Search

Chain Reference & Topical Research

User Comments | Bibles | Cross Reference |