1 Kings 4:34

4:34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; ¹  they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.

1 Kings 8:28

8:28 But respond favorably to ²  your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer ³  the desperate prayer ⁴  your servant is presenting to you ⁵  today.

1 Kings 8:52

8:52 “May you be attentive ⁶  to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. ⁷ 

1 Kings 10:24

10:24 Everyone ⁸  in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ⁹ 

[4:34]  ¹ tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”

[8:28]  ² tn Heb “turn to.”

[8:28]  ³ tn Heb “by listening to.”

[8:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “the loud cry and the prayer.”

[8:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “praying before you.”

[8:52]  ³ tn Heb “May your eyes be open.”

[8:52]  ⁴ tn Heb “to listen to them in all their calling out to you.”

[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.”