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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 3:8 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 3:8	Strong Concordance	And thy servant [05650] is in the midst [08432] of thy people [05971] which thou hast chosen [0977], a great [07227] people [05971], that cannot be numbered [04487] nor counted [05608] for multitude [07230].
	King James	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.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Compare the marginal references. Solomon regards the promises as fulfilled in the existing greatness and glory of the Jewish nation.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Compare the marginal references. Solomon regards the promises as fulfilled in the existing greatness and glory of the Jewish nation.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
In the midst - Is set over them to rule and guide them. A metaphor from the overseer of divers workmen, who usually is in the midst of them, that he may the better observe how each of them discharges his office. Chosen - Thy peculiar people, whom thou takest special care of, and therefore wilt expect a more punctual account of my government of them.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

In the midst - Is set over them to rule and guide them. A metaphor from the overseer of divers workmen, who usually is in the midst of them, that he may the better observe how each of them discharges his office. Chosen - Thy peculiar people, whom thou takest special care of, and therefore wilt expect a more punctual account of my government of them.

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