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Bible Verses About Solomon: Wisdom and fame of

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Verses on Wisdom and fame of

  1. God gave Shlomo exceptional wisdom and understanding, as well as a heart as vast as the sandy beach by the sea.

  2. Shlomo's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of the people from the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

  3. For he was wiser than everyone - wiser than Eitan the Ezrachi and wiser than Heiman, Kalkol and Darda the sons of Machol; so that his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

  4. He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

  5. He could discuss trees, from the cedar in the L'vanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall; he could discuss wild animals, poultry, reptiles and fish.

  6. People from all nations came to hear the wisdom of Shlomo, including kings from all over the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

  7. and Shlomo answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.

  8. After the queen of Sh'va had seen all Shlomo's wisdom, the palace he had built,

  9. How happy your people must be, how happy these servants of yours who are always here attending you and get to hear your wisdom!

  10. So King Shlomo surpassed all the kings on earth in both wealth and wisdom.

  11. All the earth sought to have an audience with Shlomo, in order to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

  12. All the leaders, the warrior-heroes and likewise the sons of King David submitted themselves to Shlomo the king.

  13. ADONAI gave Shlomo exceedingly great power, in full view of all Isra'el, and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been seen on any king before him in Isra'el.

  14. and Shlomo answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.

  15. After the queen of Sh'va had seen Shlomo's wisdom, the palace he had built,

  16. the food at his table, the manner of seating his officials, the manner in which his staff served him and how they were dressed, his personal servants and how they were dressed, and his manner of going up to the house of ADONAI, it left her breathless.

  17. She said to the king, "What I heard in my own country about your deeds and your wisdom is true,

  18. but I couldn't believe the report until I came and saw for myself. Actually, they didn't tell me even half of how great your wisdom is. In reality, you surpass the reports I heard.

  19. How happy your people must be, how happy these servants of yours who are always here attending you and get to hear your wisdom!

  20. So King Shlomo surpassed all the kings on earth in both wealth and wisdom.

  21. All the kings on earth sought to have an audience with Shlomo, in order to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

  22. I said to myself, "Look, I have acquired much wisdom, more than anyone ruling Yerushalayim before me."Yes, I experienced a great deal of wisdom and knowledge;

  23. The Queen of the South will stand up at the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Shlomo, but what is here now is greater than Shlomo.