1 Kings 4:31
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And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

1 Kings 3:12
Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, in so much that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee.

1 Chronicles 2:6
And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.

1 Chronicles 15:19
Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, sounded with cymbals of brass.

Psalm 88:1
A canticle of a psalm for the sons of Core: unto the end, for Maheleth, to answer understanding of Eman the Ezrahite. [2] O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee.

Psalm 89:1
Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. [2] The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

Daniel 1:20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the diviners, and wise men, that were in all his kingdom.

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And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

wiser

1 Kings 3:12 Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, in so much that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee.

Matthew 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.

Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold more than Solomon here.

Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Ethan

1 Chronicles 15:19 Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, sounded with cymbals of brass.

Psalm 89:1 Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. [2] The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

Heman

1 Chronicles 2:6 And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.

1 Chronicles 6:33 And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,

1 Chronicles 15:17 And they appointed Levites, Hemam the son of Joel, and of his brethren Asaph the son of Barachias: and of the sons of Merari, their brethren: Ethan the son of Casaia.

Psalm 88:1 A canticle of a psalm for the sons of Core: unto the end, for Maheleth, to answer understanding of Eman the Ezrahite. [2] O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee.

his fame

1 Kings 5:7 Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people.

1 Kings 10:1,6 And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions. . . .

2 Chronicles 9:23 And all the kings of the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, that they might hear the wisdom which God had given in his heart.

Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:

Context
Solomon's Wisdom
30And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians; 31And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.32Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.…
Lexicon
He was wiser
וַיֶּחְכַּם֮ (way·yeḥ·kam)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2449: To be wise

than all
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

men—
הָֽאָדָם֒ (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

wiser than Ethan
מֵאֵיתָ֣ן (mê·’ê·ṯān)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 387: Ethan -- 'permanence', an Israelite name

the Ezrahite,
הָאֶזְרָחִ֗י (hā·’ez·rā·ḥî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 250: Ezrahite -- a descendant of Zerah

and wiser than Heman,
וְהֵימָ֧ן (wə·hê·mān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1968: Heman -- an Israelite name

Calcol,
וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל (wə·ḵal·kōl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3633: Calcol -- an Israelite noted for his wisdom

and Darda,
וְדַרְדַּ֖ע (wə·ḏar·da‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1862: Darda -- an Israelite

the sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Mahol.
מָח֑וֹל (mā·ḥō·wl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4235: Mahol -- father of Heman

And his fame
שְׁמ֥וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

spread
וַיְהִֽי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

throughout
בְכָֽל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the surrounding
סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

nations.
הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts


Additional Translations
He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.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.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

And he was wiser than all other men: and he was wiser than Gaethan the Zarite, and than Aenan, and than Chalcad and Darala the son of Mal.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

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 the surrounding nations.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.

and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.
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