1 Kings 10:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

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  • 1 Kgs 3:12-13 : 12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future. 13 And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.
  • 1 Kgs 4:29-34 : 29 And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside. 30 And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about. 32 He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five. 33 He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth. 34 People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.
  • 2 Chr 9:22-23 : 22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom. 23 And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.
  • Ps 89:27 : 27 And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Col 1:18-19 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place. 19 For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
  • Col 2:2-3 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ, 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 9:20-23
    4 verses
    94%

    20 All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon.

    21 For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks.

    22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

    23 And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 10:24-25
    2 verses
    85%

    24 And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

    25 And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts of transport, regularly year by year.

  • 1 Kgs 4:29-31
    3 verses
    81%

    29 And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

    30 And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

    31 For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

  • 1 Kgs 4:34
    80%

    34 People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.

  • 2 Chr 1:10-13
    4 verses
    79%

    10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

    11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

    12 Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

    13 So Solomon went back from the high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he was king over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21-22
    2 verses
    78%

    21 And all King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold; not one was of silver, for no one gave a thought to silver in the days of King Solomon.

    22 For the king had Tarshish-ships at sea with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the Tarshish-ships came with gold and silver and ivory and monkeys and peacocks.

  • 1 Kgs 10:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1 Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.

    2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

    3 And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.

    4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

  • 1 Chr 29:23-25
    3 verses
    78%

    23 So Solomon was put on the seat of the Lord as king in place of his father David, and everything went well for him; and all Israel was under his authority.

    24 And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.

    25 And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never again was such a wealth of spices seen as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

    11 And the sea-force of Hiram, in addition to gold from Ophir, came back with much sandal-wood and jewels.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

    14 Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

    15 In addition to what came to him from the business of the traders, and from all the kings of the Arabians, and from the rulers of the country.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1 Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

    2 And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which he did not make clear to her.

    3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

  • 2 Chr 9:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what she had taken to the king. So she went back to her country with her servants.

    13 Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

    14 And in addition to what he got from traders of different sorts, all the kings of Arabia and the rulers of the country gave gold and silver to Solomon.

  • Eccl 2:9
    75%

    9 And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
    74%

    1 Now Solomon was king over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 9:9
    74%

    9 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never had such spices been seen as the queen of Sheba gave to Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 1:1
    73%

    1 And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
    73%

    28 And they came to Ophir, where they got four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and took it back to King Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 9:26
    73%

    26 And he was ruler over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the limit of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    73%

    27 And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

  • 1 Kgs 4:21
    72%

    21 And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
    72%

    7 And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.

    13 And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.

  • 1 Kgs 5:12
    71%

    12 Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.

  • 1 Kgs 4:23
    71%

    23 Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    71%

    15 And the king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedar like the sycamore-trees of the lowland in number.

  • 2 Chr 1:8
    71%

    8 And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

  • Eccl 1:16
    71%

    16 I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.