1 Kings 10:24

24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

1 Kings 10:24 in Other Translations

24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

24 And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.

24 People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.

24 People came from all over the world to be with Solomon and drink in the wisdom God had given him.

24 And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

24 The whole world wanted to listen to the wisdom that God gave Solomon.

24 The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

24 People from the whole world wanted to meet Solomon in person. They wanted to see for themselves how wise God had made him.

1 Kings 10:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 10:24

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which
God had put in his heart.
] For it was all of God, a peculiar gift of his; by "all the earth" is meant the inhabitants of it, and only them, and those the more principal; who came from the several parts of it, hearing the fame of his wisdom, to know the truth of it, and to improve themselves by it.

1 Kings 10:24 In-Context

22 The king had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

23 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.

24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

25 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.

26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Samuel 14:20; 1Ki 3:9,12,28