1 Kings 10:23

King James Version

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

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.

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.

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

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 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, ¹⁵ Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. ¹⁶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. ¹⁷ And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. ¹⁸ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. ¹⁹ The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. ²⁰ And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. ²¹ And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. ²² For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ²³ So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for 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 land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Jeremiah 25:20
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, 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.