1 Kings 3:8
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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
What Does 1 Kings 3:8 Mean?
1 Kings 3:8 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 3, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 3:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 12:2“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”Daniel 2:21“And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:”Genesis 15:5“And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”1 Kings 4:20“Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.”Genesis 13:16“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.”Genesis 22:17“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;”1 Chronicles 21:2“And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.”Exodus 19:5“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”Deuteronomy 7:6“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”1 Samuel 12:22“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.”1 Chronicles 21:5“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”1 Chronicles 27:23“But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.”Psalms 78:71“From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.”2 Kings 9:6“And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.”
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