2 Chronicles 9:22

King James Version (1611 Edition)

And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.

Parallel Translations

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

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

King James Version
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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

New Century Version
King 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 surpassed all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

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

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
So King Salomon excelled all the Kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Solomon 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 wisdom.

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

George Lamsa Translation
Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Good News Translation
King Solomon was richer and wiser than any other king in the world.

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

Literal Translation
And King Solomon increased more than any of the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus was kynge Salomon greater then all the kynges vpon earth, in riches and wisdome.

American Standard Version
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and 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 king Solomon passed all the kinges of the earth, in richesse & wysedome.

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

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon exceeded all other kings both in riches and wisdom.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor kyng Salomon was magnyfied ouer alle kyngis of erthe for richessis and glorie.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And king Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and 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 wisdom.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth, - as to riches, and wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth for riches and glory.

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

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

THE MESSAGE
King Solomon was richer and wiser than all the kings of the earth—he surpassed them all. Kings came from all over the world to be with Solomon and get in on the wisdom God had given him. Everyone who came brought gifts—artifacts of gold and silver, fashionable robes and gowns, the latest in weapons, exotic spices, 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 wisdom.

Contextual Overview

¹³ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yeere, was sixe hundred and threescore and sixe talents of gold: ¹⁴ Besides that which chapmen and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia, and gouernours of the countrie, brought gold and siluer to Solomon. ¹⁵ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: sixe hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. ¹⁶ And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forrest of Lebanon. ¹⁷ Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaid it with pure gold. ¹⁸ And there were sixe steps to the throne, with a footstoole of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stayes on each side of the sitting place, and two lyons standing by the stayes. ¹⁹ And twelue lyons stood there on the one side and on the other, vpon the sixe steps. There was not the like made in any kingdome. ²⁰ And all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forrest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of siluer; it was not any thing accounted of in the dayes of Solomon. ²¹ For the kings ships went to Tarshish with the seruants of Huram: euerie three yeeres once came the ships of Tarshish bringing golde, and siluer, yuorie, and apes, and peacocks. ²² And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

passed all the kings: 2 Chronicles 1:12, 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 4:30, 1 Kings 4:31, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Kings 10:24, Psalms 89:27, Matthew 12:42, Colossians 2:2, Colossians 2:3

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 13:26 - yet among Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Lo Ecclesiastes 2:9 - General Acts 7:22 - was learned

Cross-References

Genesis 9:12
And God said, This is the token of the Couenant which I make betweene mee and you, and euery liuing creature that is with you, for perpetuall generations.

Genesis 9:13
I doe set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a couenant, betweene me and the earth.

Genesis 9:15
And I will remember my couenant, which is betweene mee and you, and euery liuing creature of all flesh: and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Genesis 9:16
And the bow shalbe in the cloud; and I will looke vpon it, that I may remember the euerlasting couenant betweene God and euery liuing creature, of all flesh that is vpon the earth.

Genesis 9:19
These are the three sonnes of Noah: and of them was the whole earth ouerspread.

Genesis 9:20
And Noah began to bee an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard.

Genesis 9:21
And he dranke of the wine, and was drunken, and hee was vncouered within his tent.

Genesis 9:25
And he said, Cursed bee Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall hee be vnto his brethren.

Genesis 10:6
And the sonnes of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:8
The sonnes of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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