2 Chronicles 9:22
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22 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.(A)
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2 Chronicles 9:22
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22 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.(A)
2 Chronicles 1:12
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12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”(A)
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2 Chronicles 1:12
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12 therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor,(A) such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.(B)”
Psalm 89:27
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27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.(A)
Psalm 89:27
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1 Kings 4:30-31
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30 so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.(A) 31 He was wiser than anyone else, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, children of Mahol; his fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.(B)
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1 Kings 4:30-31
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30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East,(A) and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.(B) 31 He was wiser(C) than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.
1 Kings 3:12-13
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12 I now do according to your word. Indeed, I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you, and no one like you shall arise after you.(A) 13 I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you.(B)
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1 Kings 3:12-13
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12 I will do what you have asked.(A) I will give you a wise(B) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not(C) asked for—both wealth and honor(D)—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal(E) among kings.
Colossians 2:2-3
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2 I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ,[a](A) 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(B)
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- 2.2 Other ancient authorities read of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ
Colossians 2:2-3
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2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(A) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(B) of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(C)
Matthew 12:42
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42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed something greater than Solomon is here!(A)
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Matthew 12:42
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42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(A) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
1 Kings 10:23-24
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23 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.(A) 24 The whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.(B)
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1 Kings 10:23-24
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23 King Solomon was greater in riches(A) and wisdom(B) than all the other kings of the earth. 24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom(C) God had put in his heart.
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