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1 Kings 10:23

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

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

1 Kings 10:23 · World English Bible

1 Kings 10:23 in context

  1. 21And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
  2. 22For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
  3. 23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
  4. 24And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
  5. 25And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.