1 Kings 4:34

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.
  • 2 Chr 9:23 : 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.
  • Isa 2:2 : 2 And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.
  • Zech 8:23 : 23 This is what the Lord of armies has said: In those days, ten men from all the languages of the nations will put out their hands and take a grip of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for it has come to our ears that God is with you.
  • 2 Chr 9:1 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 10:22-24
    3 verses
    87%

    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.

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

    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.

  • 2 Chr 9:22-23
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    86%

    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 4:29-33
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    80%

    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.

  • 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,

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
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    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,

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
    74%

    1 Now Solomon was king over all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 4:21
    74%

    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
    74%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 1:10-13
    4 verses
    73%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    72%

    2 And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
    71%

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

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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    28 And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

  • 2 Chr 9:14
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 29:24-25
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    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.

  • 2 Chr 9:5
    70%

    5 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
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    11 (And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 11:41
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    41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all he did, and his wisdom, are they not recorded in the book of the acts of Solomon?

  • Luke 11:31
    70%

    31 The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

  • Ps 138:4
    70%

    4 All the kings of the earth will give you praise, O Lord, when the words of your mouth come to their ears.

  • Prov 1:1
    70%

    1 The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 10:6
    70%

    6 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    69%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    69%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 9:28
    69%

    28 They got horses for Solomon from Egypt and from every land.

  • Exod 36:4
    69%

    4 Then the wise men, who were doing all the work of the holy place, came from their work;

  • 1 Kgs 4:24
    69%

    24 For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.

  • 1 Kgs 10:15
    69%

    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.

  • Matt 12:42
    69%

    42 The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

  • Isa 34:1
    69%

    1 Come near, you nations, and give ear; take note, you peoples: let the earth and everything in it give ear; the world and all those living in it.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12
    69%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 5:12
    69%

    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.

  • Prov 30:24
    69%

    24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
    68%

    46 And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom.

  • Eccl 1:16
    68%

    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.