-
So act in accordance with your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in peace.
-
So now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of David my father; and as for me, I am but a little boy [in wisdom and experience]; I do not know how to go out or come in [that is, how to conduct business as a king].
-
When all [the people of] Israel heard about the judgment which the king had made, they [were in awe and reverently] feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was within him to administer justice.
-
Solomon’s Power, Wealth and Wisdom
[The people of] Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is in abundance by the sea; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
-
Now God gave Solomon [exceptional] wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand of the seashore.
-
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
-
People came from all the peoples (nations) to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
-
The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as He promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
-
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Hiram was filled with wisdom, understanding, and skill for doing any [kind of] work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and did all his [bronze] work.
-
So she came to Jerusalem with a very large caravan (entourage), with camels carrying spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about everything that was on her mind [to discover the extent of his wisdom].
-
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house (palace) which he had built,
-
Then she told the king, “The report which I heard in my own land about your words and wisdom is true!
-
I did not believe the report until I came and saw it with my own eyes. Behold, the half of it was not told to me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.
-
How blessed (fortunate, happy) are your men! How blessed are these your servants who stand continually before you, hearing your wisdom!
-
Wealth, Splendor and Wisdom
Now the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one [particular] year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
-
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.
-
All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his mind.
-
The Death of Solomon
The rest of the acts of Solomon—and all that he did, and his wisdom—are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?