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1 Kings 4:31

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 4:31

Verse 31 of 34

Scripture focus

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

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 4:31

Theological / Devotional

Wiser than all men. Some of Solomon’s rivals in wisdom are known only from this passage. Some think Heman and Ethan are the tabernacle musicians appointed by David (1 Chron. 6:33, 44), who may also be the Ezrahites in the titles of Ps. 88 and 89. A “Heman” is designated as “the king’s seer in the words of God” (1 Chron. 25:5). However, the identity of these names is not definitely established.

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