1 Kings 10:23

And king Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

In Context

22For the king had a Tharshish-ship at sea with the ship of Hiram: once in three years the Tharshish-ship used to come home, laden with gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

24And [men of] all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:12Behold, I have done according to thy word; lo, I have given thee a wise and a discerning heart; so that like unto thee there was none before thee, nor after thee shall any one arise like unto thee.

2 Chronicles 9:22And king Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 2:9So was I great, and obtained more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:15-29

Solomon's Wealth. ( b. c. 990.) 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put… Read the whole commentary →

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