1 Kings 4:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 4:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 4:31 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 4:31 — KJV
“For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.”
— 1 Kings 4:31 (KJV)
1 Kings 4:31 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 4:31
“And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. Zimri: or, Zabdi Dara: or, Darda”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:31: than, ethan, heman
“And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:31: than, men, nations
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:31: than, men, nations
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:31: men, sons, round
“So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:31: than, ethan, heman
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