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1 Kings 10:23

Solomon
WisdomMoney and wealth

21 And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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

24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

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BSB
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
KJV
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
WEB
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
ASV
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
DARBY
And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
BLB
And King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
ÅB
Kong Salomo ble større enn alle jordens konger i rikdom og visdom.
OTB
Så ble kong Salomo større enn alle jordens konger i rikdom og visdom.
B1930
Kong Salomo blev større enn alle jordens konger i rikdom og visdom.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 3:12–13

    Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

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  • 1 Kings 4:29–34

    And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

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  • Ephesians 3:8

    Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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  • 2 Chronicles 9:22–23

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

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  • Colossians 2:2–3

    That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

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  • Colossians 1:18–19

    And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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  • Psalms 89:27

    Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

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