John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 4:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, etc.] Being blessed with great fruitfulness in their families, and having no pestilential disease among them, nor wars to lessen their number, and so the promise to Abraham was fulfilled, (<012217>Genesis 22:17); and which was an emblem of Christ’s spiritual subjects, especially in the latter day, whom Solomon was a type of, (see <280110>Hosea 1:10); eating, and drinking, and making merry; having a large increase of the fruits of the earth, and in no fear of any enemies; expressive of the spiritual joy of believers in the kingdom of Christ, and under the word and ordinances, (<220203>Song of Solomon 2:3,4 5:1 <450502>Romans 5:2,3,11 14:17).

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