2 Chronicles 9:22

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

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In The King James Version

And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

In Context

21For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks.

23And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.

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Cross References

1 Kings 4:30And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

1 Kings 5:11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of grain, as food for his people, and twenty measures of clear oil; this he did every year.

2 Chronicles 1:12Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

Matthew 12:42The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 9:14-31

The Magnificence of Solomon; the Death of Solomon. ( b. c. 975.) 13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; 14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of… Read the whole commentary →

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