And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. Treasury of Scripture passed all the kings 2 Chronicles 1:12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor... 1 Kings 3:12,13 Behold, I have done according to your words: see, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart... 1 Kings 4:30,31 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt... 1 Kings 10:23,24 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom... Psalm 89:27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. Matthew 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it... Colossians 2:2,3 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding...
Context Solomon's Wealth and Splendor
13Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and three score and six talents of gold; 14Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 16And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 18And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: 19And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom. 20And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon 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 not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 21For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 22And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. 23And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart. 24And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 25And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 26And he reigned over all the kings from the river even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. 27And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. 28And they brought to Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands. Parallel Verses American Standard Version So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Douay-Rheims Bible And Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth for riches and glory.
Darby Bible Translation And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
King James Bible And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Young's Literal Translation And king Solomon becometh greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom;
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