22And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. …
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. …
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-30)We have here Solomon in his throne, and Solomon in his grave; for the throne would not secure him from the grave. Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat — Death wrenches from the hand the sceptre as well as the spade . I. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power, in ease and fulness, such as, for aught I know, could never since be paralleled by any king whatsoever. In cannot pretend to be critical in c…
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