1 Kings 4:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 4:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 4:30 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 4:30 — KJV
“And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
— 1 Kings 4:30 (KJV)
1 Kings 4:30 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 4:30
“But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:30: children, east, egypt
“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:30: children, east, egypt
“For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:30: children, east, egypt
“Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:30: solomon, east, egypt
“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. began...: Heb. built”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:30: solomon, children, egypt
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