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1 Kings 10:3

Solomon
Wisdom

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,

5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

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BSB
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
KJV
And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
WEB
Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.
ASV
And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not.
DARBY
And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of: there was not a thing hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.
BLB
And Solomon answered to her all her matters; there was not a thing so difficult for the king, that he could not explain [it] to her.
ÅB
Men Salomo tydet alle hennes gåter; det var ikke et ord av det hun sa, som var dulgt for kongen, så han ikke kunne tyde det.
OTB
Salomo svarte på alle hennes spørsmål; ingenting var skjult for kongen som han ikke kunne forklare for henne.
B1930
Men Salomo tydet alle hennes gåter; det var ikke et ord av det hun sa, som var dulgt for kongen, så han ikke kunde tyde det.

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  • Daniel 2:20–23

    Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

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  • 1 Kings 10:1

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

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  • 1 Kings 3:12

    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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  • 2 Samuel 14:17

    Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:30

    But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

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  • Proverbs 1:5–6

    A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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  • Hebrews 4:12–13

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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  • Matthew 13:11

    He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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