1 Kings 4:29-34

New International Reader's Version

God Makes Solomon Very Wise

²⁹ God made Solomon very wise. His understanding couldn’t even be measured. It was like the sand on the seashore. People can’t measure that either. ³⁰ Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east. It was greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. ³¹ Solomon was wiser than anyone else. He was wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite. He was wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda. They were the sons of Mahol. Solomon became famous in all the nations around him. ³² He spoke 3,000 proverbs. He wrote 1,005 songs. ³³ He spoke about plants. He knew everything about them, from the cedar trees in Lebanon to the hyssop plants that grow out of walls. He spoke about animals and birds. He also spoke about reptiles and fish. ³⁴ The kings of all the world’s nations heard about how wise Solomon was. So they sent their people to listen to him.