1 Kings 4:29
Context4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding 1 was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.
1 Kings 5:12
Context5:12 So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. And Hiram and Solomon were at peace and made a treaty. 2
1 Kings 10:6
Context10:6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight 3 was true!
1 Kings 10:24
Context10:24 Everyone 4 in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. 5
1 Kings 11:41
Context11:41 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, including all his accomplishments and his wise decisions, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of Solomon. 6


[4:29] 1 tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)
[5:12] 2 tn Heb “a covenant,” referring to a formal peace treaty or alliance.
[10:6] 3 tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”
[10:24] 4 tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “all the kings of the earth.” See 2 Chr 9:23.
[10:24] 5 tn Heb “and all the earth was seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”
[11:41] 5 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, and all which he did, and his wisdom, are they not written on the scroll of the events of Solomon?”