~ The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom ~

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight,
and a breadth of understanding
as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
Solomon's wisdom was greater
than the wisdom of all the men of the East,
and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
He was wiser than any other man,
including Ethan the Ezrahite --
wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda,
the sons of Mahol.
And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.
He spoke three thousand proverbs
and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
He described plant life,
from the cedar of Lebanon
to the hysop that grows out of walls.
He also taught about animals and birds,
reptiles and fish.
Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom,
sent by all the kings of the world,
who had heard of his wisdom.

(I Kings 4:29-34)