Parallel Verses
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}.
New American Standard Bible
For
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Themes
Heman » A man noted for wisdom, to whom solomon is compared
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Mahol » Father of heman, chalcol, and darda
Solomon » His wisdom see » In surpassing other wise men
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Examples of men possessing
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 4:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Literature, Zoology, Biology, Dendrology
30 The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of [the] east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 He was wiser than all the men: Ethan the Ezrahite; Heman, Calcol, and Darda the children of Mahol; and {he was very well known}. 32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:12
behold, I do hereby do according to your word. I hereby give you a wise and discerning heart; there was no one like you before you, nor afterwards will one like you arise.
1 Chronicles 2:6
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
1 Chronicles 15:19
Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were] to sound bronze cymbals;
1 Chronicles 6:33
Now these [are] those who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, son of Samuel,
1 Kings 5:7
When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, "Blessed be Yahweh this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people."
1 Kings 10:1
Now the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon regarding the name of Yahweh, and she came to test him with hard questions.
1 Kings 10:6
Then she said to the king, "The report which I heard in my land was true concerning your accomplishments and your wisdom.
1 Chronicles 15:17
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers, Asaph the son of Berekiah, and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
2 Chronicles 9:23
And all the kings of the earth sought the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God put in his heart.
Psalm 88:1
O Yahweh, God of my salvation, I cry out by day [and] through the night before you.
Psalm 89:1-52
I will sing forever of Yahweh's acts of loyal love. {From generation to generation} I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.
Matthew 4:24
And a report about him went out {throughout} Syria, and they brought to him all those {who were sick} with various diseases and afflicted by torments, demon-possessed and epileptics and paralytics, and he healed them.
Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!
Luke 11:31
The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!
Colossians 2:3
in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.