So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 9:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 therefore wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you had, and none after you will have.”
- 1 Kings 3:12-13 behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you. I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you for all your days.
- 1 Kings 4:30-31 Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.
- Psalms 89:27 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- 1 Kings 10:23-24 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. All the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- Matthew 12:42 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
- Colossians 2:2-3 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. And king Solomon passed] R.V. So king Solomon…
22. And king Solomon passed] R.V. So king Solomon exceeded (so 1Ki_10:13).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (22) And king Solomon.—See 1Ki_10:23.
(22) And king Solomon.—See 1Ki_10:23.
Passed all.—Was great above all.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 22, 23. All the kings of the earth;…
Vers. 22, 23. All the kings of the earth; i.e. of the laud of tributary sovereignties, from Euphrates to the borders of Egypt, and to the Philistines (1Ki_4:21; also note Gen_15:18 Exo_23:31; Num_22:5; Jos_1:4; 2Sa_10:16)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 All the kings of the earth
All the kings of the earth
The word "all" here is a generalization. AT: "Kings from around the world" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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sought the presence of Solomon
The presence of a person is a metonym for being able to speak and listen to the person. AT: "wanted to visit Solomon" or "came to visit Solomon" (See: Metonymy)
to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart
The heart is a metonym for what a person thinks, and here it is spoken of as if it were a container. The abstract noun "wisdom" is a metonym for the wise things a person thinks or says. AT: "to hear how wise God had enabled him to be" or "to hear him speak the wise words that God had enabled him to speak" (See: Metonymy)
which God had put in his heart
God putting wisdom in Solomon's heart represents God making Solomon wise. AT: "which God had given him" or "because God had made him wise" (See: Metaphor)
year after year
This is an idiom. AT: "every year" (See: Idiom)
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