1 Kings 4:31

4:31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.

1 Kings 4:34

4:34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.

1 Kings 14:24

14:24 There were also male cultic prostitutes in the land. They committed the same horrible sins as the nations that the Lord had driven out from before the Israelites.


tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”

tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”

tc The Old Greek translation has “a conspiracy” rather than “male cultic prostitutes.”

tn Heb “they did according to all the abominable acts of the nations.”