And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- BSB The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
- NKJV Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- NASB And all the earth was seeking the attention of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- NLT People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.
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Quick answer
All the earth sought Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. It stresses that his renowned wisdom was divinely given.
Overview
People from everywhere came to learn from Solomon, and the text explicitly credits God as the source of his insight. His wisdom was not self-attained but a gracious gift. This worldwide seeking of God-given wisdom in one man foreshadows the day when the nations would come to Christ, the incarnate Wisdom of God, in whom the fullness of divine truth dwells.
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- Jas 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
- 1 Kgs 3:12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
- 1 Kgs 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
- Prov 2:6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
- 1 Kgs 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
- Dan 2:23I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.
- Dan 1:17As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
- Dan 2:21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
- Dan 5:11There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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