1 Kings 4:31 “He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser tha…”

1 Kings 4:31

He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

World English Bible

For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.

American Standard Version

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he was wiser then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.

Darby Translation

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.

Young's Literal Translation

and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.

Bible in Basic English

For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

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Cross references

“wiser”

1 Kings 3:12 Matthew 12:42 Luke 11:31 Colossians 2:3

1 Kings 3:12 · BSB

behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.

Matthew 12:42 · BSB

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Luke 11:31 · BSB

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Colossians 2:3 · BSB

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

“Ethan”

1 Chronicles 15:19 Psalm 89:1

1 Chronicles 15:19 · BSB

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

Psalm 89:1 · BSB

I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

“Heman”

1 Chronicles 2:6 1 Chronicles 6:33 1 Chronicles 15:17 Psalm 88:1

1 Chronicles 2:6 · BSB

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.

1 Chronicles 6:33 · BSB

These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

1 Chronicles 15:17 · BSB

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

Psalm 88:1 · BSB

O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

“his fame”

1 Kings 5:7 1 Kings 10:1 1 Kings 10:6 2 Chronicles 9:23 Matthew 4:24

1 Kings 5:7 · BSB

When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

1 Kings 10:1 · BSB

Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

1 Kings 10:6 · BSB

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

2 Chronicles 9:23 · BSB

All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

Matthew 4:24 · BSB

News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

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