Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And he will be wise above all men; above Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Chalcol and Darda, sons of Mahol: and his name will be in all the nations round about

New American Standard Bible

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

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.

Holman Bible

He was wiser than anyone—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations.

International Standard Version

He was wiser than anyone of his day wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, and wiser than Mahol's sons Calcol and Darda.

A Conservative 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.

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.

Amplified

For he was wiser than all [other] men, [wiser] than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

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.

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.

King James 2000

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 nations round about.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He was wiser than all the men: Ethan the Ezrahite; Heman, Calcol, and Darda the children of Mahol; and {he was very well known}.

Modern King James verseion

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 all around.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he excelled all men in wisdom, both Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol and Darda the sons of Mahol. And his name spread abroad among all nations on every side.

NET Bible

He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.

New Heart English Bible

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 all around.

The Emphasized Bible

so that he was wiser than any man - than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol, - and it came to pass that, his name, was throughout all the nations round about.

Webster

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 the surrounding nations.

World English Bible

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 all around.

Youngs 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.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 27

אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

איתן 
'Eythan 
Usage: 8

the Ezrahite
אזרחי 
'Ezrachiy 
Usage: 3

and Heman
הימן 
heyman 
Usage: 17

and Chalcol
כּלכּל 
Kalkol 
Usage: 2

and Darda
דּרדּע 
Darda` 
Usage: 1

of Mahol
מחול 
Machowl 
Usage: 1

and his fame
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

Context Readings

Solomon's Wisdom: Literature, Zoology, Biology, Dendrology

30 And the wisdom of Solomon will be multiplied above the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and above all the wisdom of Egypt 31 And he will be wise above all men; above Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Chalcol and Darda, sons of Mahol: and his name will be in all the nations round about 32 And he will speak three thousand parables: and his songs will be five and a thousand.


Cross References

1 Kings 3:12

Behold, I did according to thy word, I gave to thee a wise and understanding heart; that there was not as thou before thee, and after thee there shall not arise like thee.

1 Chronicles 2:6

And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: all of them, five.

1 Chronicles 15:19

And those singing, Heman, Asaph and Ethan, with cymbals of brass to cause to hear;

1 Chronicles 6:33

And these standing and their sons. From the sons of the Kohathites: Heman singing, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

1 Kings 5:7

And it will be when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, and he will rejoice greatly, and say, Blessed Jehovah this day who gave to David a wise son over this great people.

1 Kings 10:1

And queen Sheba heard the report of Solomon for the name of Jehovah, and she will come to try him in enigmas.

1 Kings 10:6

And she will say to the king, The word was truth which I heard in my land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom.

1 Chronicles 15:17

And the Levites wilt set up He-man son of Joel; and from his brethren, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

2 Chronicles 9:23

And all the kings of the earth seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God gave in his heart.

Psalm 88:1

A song of chanting to the sons of Korah to the overseer upon the lute, for affliction of instruction, for Heman the Ezrabite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, the day have I cried in the night before thee.

Psalm 89:1-52

Of instruction to Ethan the Ezrahite. The mercies of Jehovah forever will I sing: to generation and generation will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.

Matthew 4:24

And a report went forth of him into the whole of Syria: and they brought to him all those having injuries, being oppressed by various diseases, and trials, and being under the influence of a demon, and being lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them.

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the South shall be raised up in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the end of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon here.

Luke 11:31

The queen of the south shall be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, more than Solomon here.

Colossians 2:3

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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