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2 Chronicles 9:22

And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

KJV

Magnificatus est igitur Salomon super omnes reges terræ præ divitiis et gloria.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθη Σαλωμὼν ὑπὲρ πάντας τοὺς βασιλεῖς καὶ πλούτῳ καὶ σοφίᾳ.

LXX

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

ASV

וַ/יִּגְדַּל֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מִ/כֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֣י הָ/אָ֑רֶץ לְ/עֹ֖שֶׁר וְ/חָכְמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
וֹ
v
noun · 37×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
shlmh
proper_noun · 280×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 3:12 — Behold, 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.
  • 1Kgs 4:30 — And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
  • 2Chr 1:12 — Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have t
  • 2Chr 1:12 — Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have t
  • Acts 7:22 — And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
  • Eccl 2:9 — So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
  • Ps 89:27 — Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.