1 Kings 10:23

Christian Standard Bible ®

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so king Solomon exceeded al the kinges of the earth both in ryches and wysdome.

Literal Translation
And King Solomon was greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom;

Easy-to-Read Version
King Solomon became greater in riches and wisdom than any other king on earth.

Revised Standard Version
Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

World English Bible
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

King James Version (1611)
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth, for riches and for wisedome.

King James Version
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus was kynge Salomon greater in riches and wy?dome, then all the kynges vpo earth:

THE MESSAGE
King Solomon was wiser and richer than all the kings of the earth—he surpassed them all. People came from all over the world to be with Solomon and drink in the wisdom God had given him. And everyone who came brought gifts—artifacts of gold and silver, fashionable robes and gowns, the latest in weapons, exotic spices, and horses and mules—parades of visitors, year after year.

American Standard Version
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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

Update Bible Version
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

Webster's Bible Translation
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

New English Translation
King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

New King James Version
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Contemporary English Version
He was the richest and wisest king in the world.

Complete Jewish Bible
So King Shlomo surpassed all the kings on earth in both wealth and wisdom.

Darby Translation
And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So King Salomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and in wisedome.

George Lamsa Translation
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

Amplified Bible
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

Hebrew Names Version
So king Shlomo exceeded all the kings of the eretz in riches and in wisdom.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

New Living Translation
So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.

New Life Bible
So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

New Revised Standard
Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

English Revised Version
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

Berean Standard Bible
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So King Solomon became greater than any of the kings of the earth, - for riches and for wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Lexham English Bible
King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.

English Standard Version
Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

New American Standard Bible
So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

New Century Version
So Solomon had more riches and wisdom than all the other kings on earth.

Good News Translation
King Solomon was richer and wiser than any other king,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor kyng Salomon was magnified aboue alle kyngis of erthe in richessis and wisdom.

Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was 25 tons, ¹⁵ besides what came from merchants, traders' merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. ¹⁶ King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield. ¹⁷ He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about four pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. ¹⁸ The king also made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with fine gold. ¹⁹ The throne had six steps; there was a rounded top at the back of the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. ²⁰ Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom. ²¹ All of King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon's time, ²² for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram's fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ²³ King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

exceeded: Mr. Reynolds, stating Solomon's income at about four times as much as his father left him, reckons that he had each year 142,242,034. 9s. 7d., each week 2,735,423 14s. 9d., and each day, 390,770 16s. 4d. 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 4:29-34, 2 Chronicles 9:22, 2 Chronicles 9:23, Psalms 89:27, Ephesians 3:8, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 1:19, Colossians 2:2, Colossians 2:3

Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:13 - is the Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Lo Ecclesiastes 2:9 - General Daniel 1:20 - in all

Cross-References

Job 1:1
There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Jeremiah 25:20
and all the mixed peoples; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines—Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. In which he was an eminent type of Christ; see Ephesians 3:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references. By “all the earth” we are, of course, only to understand the kings or people of neighboring nations.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches — Mr. Reynolds, stating the yearly tribute of Solomon, 666 talents of gold, at about four times as much as his father left him, hence reckons that he had £4,909,371 8s. 8d. each year, £94,410 19s. 9 1/4d. per week, £13,487 5s. 8d. per day, taking each day, week, and year, one with another.