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31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.[a] 32 He composed[b] 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. 33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant,[c] from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing[d] animals, birds, insects, and fish.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:31 tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”
  2. 1 Kings 4:32 tn Heb “spoke.”
  3. 1 Kings 4:33 tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”
  4. 1 Kings 4:33 tn Heb “he spoke about.”