King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 9:22 Mean?
“And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.”
Context
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And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. pure: Heb. shut up none were of silver: or, there was no silver in them
21
For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ivory: or, elephants' teeth
22
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
24
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(22) **And king Solomon.**—See 1Kings 10:23.
**Passed all.**—*Was great above all.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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