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1 Kings 4:29-34
New English Translation

29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding[a] was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.[b] 31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.[c] 32 He composed[d] 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. 33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant,[e] from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing[f] animals, birds, insects, and fish. 34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom;[g] they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:29 tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)
  2. 1 Kings 4:30 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
  3. 1 Kings 4:31 tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”
  4. 1 Kings 4:32 tn Heb “spoke.”
  5. 1 Kings 4:33 tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”
  6. 1 Kings 4:33 tn Heb “he spoke about.”
  7. 1 Kings 4:34 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”
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