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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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Wiser Than the Wisest
The verse compares Solomon to specific men like Ethan and Heman. Commentators explain these were not obscure figures but were likely famous contemporaries, considered the wisest of their time, possibly renowned musicians and thinkers in David's court. By surpassing them, the text emphasizes that Solomon's God-given wisdom was truly unparalleled, setting a new standard for knowledge and insight.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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