King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 4:30
“And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 4
28
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.
29
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore.
30
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
32
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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