1 Kings 4:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

1 Kings 4:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 4:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 4:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

1 Kings 4:30 — World English Bible

1 Kings 4:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. ”

1 Kings 4:30 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 4:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;”

1 Kings 4:30 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. ”

1 Kings 4:30 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 4:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East and all the wisedome of Egypt.”

1 Kings 4:30 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 4:30 in Context — 1 Kings 4

28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 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.

32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

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What Does 1 Kings 4:30 Mean?

1 Kings 4:30 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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