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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It is most probable that the people with whom Solomon is compared were his contemporaries, men noted for wisdom, though there is no other mention o…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The whole passage implies a general growth of wisdom, a greatness of knowledge, and an outburst of literature, of which, as usual with great men, S…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For he was wiser than all men
Not only that lived in his time, but in ages past since the fall of Adam, and in times…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon's wisdom was more his glory than his wealth. He had what is here called largeness of heart, for the heart often represents the powers of th…

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