1 Kings 4:20

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1 Kings 4:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;

19 Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,

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I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Genesis 15:5

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Genesis 22:17

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Proverbs 14:28

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Psalms 72:4

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Psalms 72:5

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Psalms 72:6

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Psalms 72:7

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Zechariah 9:15

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