Parallel Verses
King James Version
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all
Holman Bible
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East,
International Standard Version
Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.
A Conservative Version
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
American Standard Version
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Amplified
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Darby Translation
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
And the wisdom of Solomon will be multiplied above the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and above all the wisdom of Egypt
King James 2000
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of [the] east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt.
Modern King James verseion
And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
so that Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all them of the East country and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.
NET Bible
Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.
New Heart English Bible
Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
The Emphasized Bible
so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East, - and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
Webster
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
World English Bible
Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;
Themes
Egypt » Celebrated for » Literature
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 4:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Literature, Zoology, Biology, Dendrology
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
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Cross References
Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
Genesis 25:6
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Job 1:3
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Isaiah 19:11-12
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Daniel 1:20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Daniel 4:7
Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 5:11-12
There 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;
Matthew 2:1
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.