2 Chronicles 9:22

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

2 Chronicles 9:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 10:22

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:23).

2 Chronicles 9:22 In-Context

20 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

21 For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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

23 All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

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