1 Kings 3:8

New English Translation

Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

Genesis 15:5

The Lord took him outside and said, “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be.”

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

1 Kings 4:20

The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

1 Chronicles 21:2

David told Joab and the leaders of the army, “Go, count the number of warriors from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.”

Psalm 78:71

He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

Leviticus 26:9

I will turn to you, make you fruitful, multiply you, and maintain my covenant with you.

1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.