1 Kings 4:30
What does 1 Kings 4:30 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 4:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians;
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Context
v.29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
v.30This passage
v.31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 4:7
Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
- Matthew 2:1
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
- Genesis 25:6
But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
- Daniel 5:11
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
- Job 1:3
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
- Acts 7:22
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
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