2 Chronicles 9:22
And so King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth,—as to riches, and wisdom.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 4:30so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East,—and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
1 Kings 5:11and, Solomon, gave unto Hiram, twenty thousand measures of wheat, as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil,—thus, used Solomon on to give unto Hiram, year by year.
2 Chronicles 1:12wisdom and knowledge, are granted unto thee,—moreover, riches and wealth and honour, will I give thee, such as the kings who were before thee did not possess, neither shall they who come after thee possess the like.
Matthew 12:42The queen of the south, will arise in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it—because she came out of the ends of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something greater than Solomon, 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 →