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THE MESSAGE
2 Chronicles 9:22
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.
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Christian Standard Bible®
King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and wisdom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
King James Version (1611)
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon exceeded all other kings both in riches and wisdom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
And king Solomon becometh greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Contextual Overview
13Solomon received twenty-five tons of gold annually. This was above and beyond the taxes and profit on trade with merchants and traders. All kings of Arabia and various and assorted governors also brought silver and gold to Solomon. 15King Solomon crafted two hundred body-length shields of hammered gold—about fifteen pounds of gold to each shield—and about three hundred small shields about half that size. He stored the shields in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 17The king made a massive throne of ivory with a veneer of gold. The throne had six steps leading up to it with an attached footstool of gold. The armrests on each side were flanked by lions. Lions, twelve of them, were placed at either end of the six steps. There was no throne like it in any other kingdom. 20 King Solomon's chalices and tankards were made of gold, and all the dinnerware and serving utensils in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver; silver was considered common and cheap in the time of Solomon. 21 The king's ships, manned by Hiram's sailors, made a round trip to Tarshish every three years, returning with a cargo of gold, silver, and ivory, apes and peacocks. 22King 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. 25Solomon collected horses and chariots. He had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen in barracks in the chariot-cities and in Jerusalem. He ruled over all the kings from the River Euphrates in the east, throughout the Philistine country, and as far west as the border of Egypt. The king made silver as common as rocks and cedar as common as the fig trees in the lowland hills. He carried on a brisk horse-trading business with Egypt and other places. 29The rest of Solomon's life and rule, from start to finish, one can read in the records of Nathan the prophet, the prophecy of Ahijah of Shiloh, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat. Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. Solomon died and was buried in the City of David his father. His son Rehoboam was the next king.
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
God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I'm putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth."
God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I'm putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth."
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
1 Chronicles 1:8
Ham had Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Ham had Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Proverbs 25:9
In the heat of an argument, don't betray confidences; Word is sure to get around, and no one will trust you.
In the heat of an argument, don't betray confidences; Word is sure to get around, and no one will trust you.
Proverbs 30:17
An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.
An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.
Matthew 18:15
"If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him—work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you've made a friend. If he won't listen, take one or two others along so that the presence of witnesses will keep things honest, and try again. If he still won't listen, tell the church. If he won't listen to the church, you'll have to start over from scratch, confront him with the need for repentance, and offer again God's forgiving love.
"If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him—work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you've made a friend. If he won't listen, take one or two others along so that the presence of witnesses will keep things honest, and try again. If he still won't listen, tell the church. If he won't listen to the church, you'll have to start over from scratch, confront him with the need for repentance, and offer again God's forgiving love.
Galatians 6:1
Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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