1 Kings 10:23 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 10:23

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

KJV

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ASV

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

WEB

So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

YLT

And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom,

DBT

And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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12 verses on the floor

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.
1 Kings 3:13
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
Ecclesiastes 2:9
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
1 Kings 4:29–34
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
Colossians 1:18–19
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned (2Ch 9:18) as attached to this throne, whose magnificence is described as unrivalled.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), that "king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches, and for wisdom." Yet what was he to the King of kings? Where Christ is, by his word and Spirit, "Behold, a greater than Solomon is there." Visit of the Queen of Sheba.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The more moderate our desires are towards earthly things the better qualified we are for the enjoyment of them and the more likely to have them. See, in Solomon's greatness, the performance of God's promise ( ch. iii. 13 ), and let it encourage us to seek first the righteousness of God's kingdom.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1KI 10:23EPH 3:8 1CO 15:9
1KI 10:23EPH 3:8 COL 1:27
1KI 10:23EPH 3:8 1TI 1:13
1KI 10:23EPH 3:8 EPH 3:16
1KI 10:23EPH 3:8 EPH 2:7

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