1 Kings 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! ¹  Your wisdom and wealth ²  surpass what was reported to me.

1 Kings 10:23-24

10:23 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth. ³  10:24 Everyone ⁴  in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

² tn Heb “good.”

³ tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and with respect to wisdom.”

⁴ tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “all the kings of the earth.” See 2 Chr 9:23.

⁵ tn Heb “and all the earth was seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”