1 Kings 10:24

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

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 For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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

25 Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

26 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.