1 Kings 4:29-31

Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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"?
  5. 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.
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