1 Kings 10:23

Geneva Bible

So King Salomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and in wisedome.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Literal Translation
And King Solomon was greater than any of 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:

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.

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.

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.

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,

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Also the weight of golde, that came to Salomon in one yeere, was sixe hundreth three score and six talents of gold, ¹⁵ Besides that he had of marchant men and of the marchandises of them that solde spices, and of all the Kinges of Arabia, and of the princes of the countrey. ¹⁶ And King Salomon made two hundreth targets of beaten golde, sixe hundreth shekels of gold went to a target: ¹⁷ And three hundreth shieldes of beaten golde, three pound of gold went to one shielde: and the King put them in the house of the wood of Lebanon. ¹⁸ Then the King made a great throne of yuorie, and couered it with the best golde. ¹⁹ And the throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind, and there were stayes on either side on the place of the throne, and two lions standing by the stayes. ²⁰ And there stoode twelue lions on the sixe steps on either side: there was not the like made in any kingdome. ²¹ And all King Salomons drinking vessels were of golde, and all the vessels of the house of the woode of Lebanon were of pure golde, none were of siluer: for it was nothing esteemed in the dayes of Salomon. ²² For the King had on the sea the nauie of Tharshish with the nauie of Hiram: once in three yere came the nauie of Tharshish, and brought golde & siluer, yuorie, and apes and peacockes. ²³ So King Salomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and in wisedome.

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 lande of Vz called Iob, & this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.

Jeremiah 25:20
And all sortes of people, and all the Kings of the lande of Vz: and all the Kings of the lande of the Philistims, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and 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.