1 Kings 4:34 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³⁴ People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

Common English Bible

³⁴ People came from everywhere to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; even the earth’s kings who had heard about his wisdom came!

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁴ And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon and from all the kings of the earth who heard of his wisdom.

1 Kings 4:34 Cross References

1 Kings 10:1

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon (fame due to the name of the Lord), she came to test him with riddles.

1 Kings 4:33

He would speak of trees, from the cedar that is in the Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall; he would speak of animals, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.

2 Chronicles 9:1

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with riddles, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she discussed with him all that was on her mind.

2 Chronicles 9:23

All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.

Isaiah 2:2

In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it.

Zechariah 8:23

Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from nations of every language shall take hold of a Jew, grasping his garment and saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’ ”