1 Kings 4:30-33
4:30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. 1
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. 2
4:32 He composed 3 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.
4:33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, 4 from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing 5 animals, birds, insects, and fish.
1 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
2 tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”
3 tn Heb “spoke.”
4 tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”
5 tn Heb “he spoke about.”