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31 He was wiser than any other man. This includes Ethan the Ezrahite, as well as Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol.[a] Solomon was famous in all the nations around Israel. 32 He wrote down 3,000 proverbs and he wrote 1,005 songs.[b] 33 He could describe many plants. These included large trees like cedar trees that grow in Lebanon and small plants like hyssop that grows on walls. He also taught people about all kinds of animals, birds, insects and fish.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:31 See 1 Chronicles 2:6.
  2. 4:32 There is a whole book of Solomon's proverbs in the Bible. See Proverbs 1.
  3. 4:33 ‘insects’ or ‘snakes and lizards’.