Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom

1 Kings 4

20 Judah and Israel were as many r as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. 21 1 s Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the t Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. u They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors 2 of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, 23 ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to v Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. w And he had peace on all sides around him. 25 And Judah and Israel x lived in safety, y from Dan even to Beersheba, z every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. 26 a Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. 27 And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon's table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and b swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty.

29 c And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind d like the sand on the seashore, 30 so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all e the people of the east f and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was c wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. 32 g He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, h and his songs were 1,005. 33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. 34 And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from i all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 22:17
    I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies.
    1 Kings 3:8
    And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.
    2 Chronicles 1:9
    O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 9:26
    And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 15:18
    On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.
    Exodus 23:31
    And I will set your border from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
    Joshua 1:4
    From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory.
    Psalms 72:8
    May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 68:29
    Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bear gifts to you.
    Psalms 72:10 - 11
    May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 10:19
    And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
  6. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:9
    Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 23:6
    In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The Lord is our righteousness.
    Jeremiah 32:37
    Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety.
    Ezekiel 28:26
    And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 3:10
    To transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.
  9. Cross References
    Micah 4:4
    But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
    Zechariah 3:10
    In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.
    2 Kings 18:31
    Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: 'Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern.
    Isaiah 36:16
    Do not listen to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern.
  10. Cross References
    1 Kings 10:26
    And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 1:14
    Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 9:25
    And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
  11. Cross References
    Esther 8:10
    And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king's service, bred from the royal stud.
    Esther 8:14
    So the couriers, mounted on their swift horses that were used in the king's service, rode out hurriedly, urged by the king's command. And the decree was issued in Susa the citadel.
    Micah 1:13
    Harness the steeds to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish; it was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for in you were found the transgressions of Israel.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:12
    Behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:20
    Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.
  14. Cross References
    Judges 6:3
    For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them.
  15. Cross References
    Acts 7:22
    And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
    Isaiah 19:11
    The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?
  16. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:29
    And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore.
  17. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:1
    The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
    Ecclesiastes 12:9
    Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.
  18. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:1
    The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.
  19. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 9:23
    And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.
    1 Kings 10:1
    Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
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