1 Kings 4:27-34

4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. ¹  Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking. 4:28 Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses. ² 

4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding ³  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. ⁴  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. ⁵  4:32 He composed ⁶  3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. 4:33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, ⁷  from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing ⁸  animals, birds, insects, and fish. 4:34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; ⁹  they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.

[4:27]  ¹ tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

[4:28]  ² tn Heb “barley and straw for the horses and the steeds they brought to the place which was there, each according to his measure.”

[4:29]  ³ tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

[4:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

[4:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”

[4:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “spoke.”

[4:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”

[4:33]  ⁸ tn Heb “he spoke about.”

[4:34]  ⁹ tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”