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1 Kings 10:23

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 10:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
1 Kings 10:23 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
21And all king Solomon`s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
22For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.] In which he was an eminent type of Christ; (see <490308> Ephesians 3:8 <510203>Colossians 2:3).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the marginal references. By “all the earth” we are, of course, only to understand the kings or people of neighboring nations. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“exceeded: Mr. Reynolds, stating Solomon's income at about four times as much as his father left him, reckons that he had each year 142,242,034. 9s. 7d., each week 2,735,423 14s. 9d., and each day, 390,770 16s. 4d. Kg1 3:12, Kg1 3:13, Kg1 4:29-34; Ch2 9:22, Ch2 9:23; Psa 89:27; Eph 3:8; Col 1:18, Col 1:19; Col 2:2, Col 2:3 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:24”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“In Kg1 10:23-29 everything that had to be stated concerning the wealth, wisdom, and revenue of Solomon is summed up as conclusion (cf. Ch2 9:22-28 and Ch2 1:14-17). Kg1 10:23-25 Kg1 10:23, Kg1 10:24 point back to Kg1 5:9-14. ויּגדּל: Solomon became greater, not was greater, on account of the Vv consec. כּל־הארץ, all the world, corresponds to כּל־העמּים in Kg1 5:14. The foreigners out of all lands, who came on account of his wisdom, brought Solomon presents: gold and silver vessels, clothes (שׂלמות, court dresses, which are still customary presents in the East), נשׁק, armour, spices, horses and mules. Kg1 10:26-27 Kg1 10:26 is simply a repetition of Kg1 5:6 (compare also Kg1 9:19); and Kg1…”
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