1 Kings 4:31
And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
30And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians,
32Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
Cross References
1 Kings 5:7Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people.
1 Kings 10:6And she said to the king: The report is true, which I heard in my own country,
1 Chronicles 6:33And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,
1 Chronicles 15:19Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, sounded with cymbals of brass.
Psalms 88:1A canticle of a psalm for the sons of Core: unto the end, for Maheleth, to answer understanding of Eman the Ezrahite.
Matthew 4:24And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and he cured them:
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:30-34
Solomon's Distinguished Reputation. ( b. c. 1014.) 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a… Read the whole commentary →