1 Kings 3:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And now I must rule your chosen people, even though there are too many of them to count.

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and some day it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Genesis 15:5

Then the LORD took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”

Genesis 22:17

“I will bless you and give you such a large family, that some day your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

1 Kings 4:20

There were so many people living in Judah and Israel while Solomon was king that they seemed like grains of sand on a beach. Everyone had enough to eat and drink, and they were happy.

1 Chronicles 21:2

David told Joab and the army commanders, “Count everyone in Israel, from the town of Beersheba in the south all the way north to Dan. Then I will know how many people can serve in my army.”

Psalm 78:71

and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation.

Leviticus 26:9

I will treat you with such kindness that your nation will grow strong, and I will also keep my promises to you.

1 Samuel 12:22

But the LORD has chosen you to be his own people. He will always take care of you so that everyone will know how great he is.