1 Kings 10:23

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

1 Kings 10:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 10:23

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 ( Ephesians 3:8 ) ( Colossians 2:3 ) .

1 Kings 10:23 In-Context

21 All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

22 For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

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

24 Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

25 Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year.