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1 Kings 4:29-32

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4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding 1  was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. 4:30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. 2  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. 3  4:32 He composed 4  3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

1 tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

2 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

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

4 tn Heb “spoke.”



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