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1 Kings 3:8
And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Your servant is among your people you have chosen, a people too many to be numbered or counted.
Your servant is among your people you have chosen, a people too many to be numbered or counted.
Hebrew Names Version
Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.
And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.
New Century Version
I, your servant, am here among your chosen people, and there are too many of them to count.
I, your servant, am here among your chosen people, and there are too many of them to count.
New English Translation
Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.
Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.
Amplified Bible
"Your servant is among Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
"Your servant is among Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
New American Standard Bible
"And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
"And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And thy seruant is in the mids of thy people, which thou hast chosen, euen a great people which cannot be told nor nobred for multitude.
And thy seruant is in the mids of thy people, which thou hast chosen, euen a great people which cannot be told nor nobred for multitude.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Your slave is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a numerous people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
And Your slave is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a numerous people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
Contemporary English Version
And now I must rule your chosen people, even though there are too many of them to count.
And now I must rule your chosen people, even though there are too many of them to count.
Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover your servant is among your people, whom you chose, a great people so numerous that they cannot be counted.
Moreover your servant is among your people, whom you chose, a great people so numerous that they cannot be counted.
Darby Translation
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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
I am your servant here among your chosen people. There are so many that they cannot be counted.
I am your servant here among your chosen people. There are so many that they cannot be counted.
George Lamsa Translation
A great people that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
A great people that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Good News Translation
Here I am among the people you have chosen to be your own, a people who are so many that they cannot be counted.
Here I am among the people you have chosen to be your own, a people who are so many that they cannot be counted.
Lexham English Bible
Your servant is in the middle of your people whom you have chosen; a great people who cannot be counted or numbered because of abundance.
Your servant is in the middle of your people whom you have chosen; a great people who cannot be counted or numbered because of abundance.
Literal Translation
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a numerous people that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude.
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a numerous people that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thy seruaunt is amonge the people whom thou hast chosen: which is so greate, that no man can nombre them ner descrybe them for multitude.
And thy seruaunt is amonge the people whom thou hast chosen: which is so greate, that no man can nombre them ner descrybe them for multitude.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And your servant has round him the people of your selection, a people so great that they may not be numbered, and no account of them may be given.
And your servant has round him the people of your selection, a people so great that they may not be numbered, and no account of them may be given.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thy seruaunt is in the middest of thy people which thou hast chosen: and veryly the people are so many, that they cannot be told nor nubred for multitude.
And thy seruaunt is in the middest of thy people which thou hast chosen: and veryly the people are so many, that they cannot be told nor nubred for multitude.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
And thy seruant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbred, nor counted for multitude.
And thy seruant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbred, nor counted for multitude.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But thy servant is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, a great people, which cannot be numbered.
But thy servant is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, a great people, which cannot be numbered.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
Berean Standard Bible
Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thi seruaunt is in the myddis of the puple, which thou hast chose, of puple with outen noumbre, that may not be noumbrid and rikened, for multitude.
And thi seruaunt is in the myddis of the puple, which thou hast chose, of puple with outen noumbre, that may not be noumbrid and rikened, for multitude.
Young's Literal Translation
and Thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people, whom Thou hast chosen, a people numerous, that is not numbered nor counted for multitude,
and Thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people, whom Thou hast chosen, a people numerous, that is not numbered nor counted for multitude,
Update Bible Version
And your slave is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that are too many to be numbered or counted.
And your slave is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that are too many to be numbered or counted.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
World English Bible
Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
New King James Version
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted.
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted.
New Living Translation
And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!
And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!
New Life Bible
Your servant is among Your people which You have chosen. They are many people. There are too many people to number.
Your servant is among Your people which You have chosen. They are many people. There are too many people to number.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, - a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude.
And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, - a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thy servant is in the midst of the people which thou hast chosen, an immense people, which cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
And thy servant is in the midst of the people which thou hast chosen, an immense people, which cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Revised Standard Version
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people whom thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude.
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people whom thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
"Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
Contextual Overview
5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I should give you." 6 And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. 7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8 And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted. 9 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?" 10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11 God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12 I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you. 13 I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you. 14 If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thy people: Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, 1 Samuel 12:22, Psalms 78:71
cannot: Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, 1 Chronicles 21:2, 1 Chronicles 21:5, 1 Chronicles 21:6, 1 Chronicles 27:23, 1 Chronicles 27:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:2 - General Exodus 18:17 - not good 1 Kings 4:20 - as the sand 2 Kings 9:6 - over the people 2 Chronicles 1:9 - for thou hast Daniel 2:21 - he giveth
Cross-References
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
Genesis 3:2
The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;
The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;
Genesis 3:3
but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.'"
but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.'"
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
He said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
He said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate."
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:21
And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them.
And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—
Then the Lord God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has any people ever heard the voice of a god speaking out of a fire, as you have heard, and lived?
Has any people ever heard the voice of a god speaking out of a fire, as you have heard, and lived?
Deuteronomy 5:25
So now why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, we shall die.
So now why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, we shall die.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen,.... To be his special and peculiar people above all people on the earth; this is not to be understood locally, though Jerusalem, where his palace was, was in the middle of the land; but of the exercise of his office, he being placed over the people, and among them, and having the care and inspection of them:
a great people, that cannot be numbered and counted for multitude; being for number as the stars in the sky, and as the sand upon the seashore, as had been promised.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare the marginal references. Solomon regards the promises as fulfilled in the existing greatness and glory of the Jewish nation.
