³¹For he was ^twiser than all men; ^uthan Ethan the ^vEzrahite, and ^wHeman, and ^xChalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. ³²And ^yhe spake three thousand proverbs: and his ^zsongs were a thousand and five. ³³And he spake of trees, from ^athe cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto ^bthe hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. ³⁴And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from ^call kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

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Footnotes

tSo ch. 3:12.
w 1 Chr. 2:6? or 1 Chr. 6:33. & 15:17, 19. & 25:1, 4, 5, 6. Ps. 88, title.
aSee Judg. 9:15.
bSee Ex. 12:22.
c 2 Chr. 9:23. See ch. 10:1.

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u 1 Chr. 6:44? & 15:17, 19. Ps. 89, title.
v 1 Chr. 2:6?
x 1 Chr. 2:6?
y Prov. 1:1. Eccles. 12:9.
z Cant. 1:1.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.

CSBChristian Standard 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.

Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005. He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. Emissaries of all peoples, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom.

NLTNew Living Translation

He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations. He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish. And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.

LEBThe Lexham English 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. He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish. They came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon; from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.