Solomon’s Power, Wealth, and Wisdom

20 (A)Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the [a]seashore in abundance; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing.

21 [b](B)Now Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms (C)from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; (D)they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon’s [c]provision for one day was [d]thirty kors of fine flour and [e]sixty kors of meal,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:20 Lit sea
  2. 1 Kings 4:21 Ch 5:1 in Heb
  3. 1 Kings 4:22 Lit bread
  4. 1 Kings 4:22 About 231 cubic feet or 6.5 cubic meters
  5. 1 Kings 4:22 About 462 cubic feet or 13 cubic meters

Solomon’s Daily Provisions

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand(A) on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.(B) 21 And Solomon ruled(C) over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River(D) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.(E) These countries brought tribute(F) and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.

22 Solomon’s daily provisions(G) were thirty cors[a] of the finest flour and sixty cors[b] of meal,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 5 1/2 tons or about 5 metric tons
  2. 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons