Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a numerous people who cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
Your servant is among Your people You have chosen,
International Standard Version
Your servant lives in the midst of your people that you have chosen, a great people that is too numerous to be counted.
A Conservative Version
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou have chosen, a great people that cannot be numbered nor counted 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.
Amplified
Your servant is among Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And thy servant in the midst of thy people which thou didst choose, many people which shall not be numbered and counted for multitude.
King James 2000
And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a people that are so many that they can not be told nor numbered for multitude.
NET Bible
Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.
New Heart 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.
The 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.
Webster
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.
Youngs 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,
Themes
Children » Instances of » Solomon
Communion » Instances of » Solomon
Dream » Instances of » Of solomon, concerning his choice of wisdom
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Solomon
Earnest suppliants » Seven earnest suppliants » Cry for wisdom
Holy land » Numerous population of, in solomon's reign
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Prayer » Answered » Exceeds expectation
Prayer » Answered » Solomon, asking for wisdom
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » Cry for wisdom
Seven » Earnest suppliants » Cry for wisdom
Topics
Interlinear
`ebed
Bachar
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Requests Wisdom From God
7 And now, O Jehovah my God, You have made Your servant king instead of David my father. And I am a little child; I do not know to go out or come in! 8 And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a numerous people who cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 And give to Your servant an understanding heart, to judge Your people, to discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this, Your great people?
Names
Cross References
Genesis 15:5
And He brought him outside and said, Look now toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them. And He said to him, So shall your seed be.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be counted.
Genesis 22:17
that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies.
Exodus 19:5-6
And now if you will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to Me above all the nations; for all the earth is Mine.
Deuteronomy 7:6-8
For you are a holy people to Jehovah your God. Jehovah your God has chosen you to be a special people to Himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
1 Samuel 12:22
For Jehovah will not forsake His people for His great name's sake, because it has pleased Jehovah to make you His people.
1 Chronicles 21:2
And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go number Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan. And bring the number of them to me so that I may know.
1 Chronicles 21:5-6
And Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to David. And in all Israel there were one million and a hundred thousand men who drew sword. And in Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew sword.
1 Chronicles 27:23-24
But David did not take the number of those from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said He would increase Israel like the stars of the heavens.
Psalm 78:71
from following the ewes great with young He brought him to feed Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance.