1 Kings 4:26-34

²⁶Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.

²⁷Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.

²⁸They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.

²⁹God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.

³⁰Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.

³¹He was wiser than anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.

³²Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.

³³He was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. He taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

³⁴People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.