Cross References And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me. 1 Chronicles 29:25 And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him. Ecclesiastes 1:16 I have spoken in my heart, saying: Behold I am become great, and have gone beyond all in wisdom, that were before me in Jerusalem: and my mind hath contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Where there are great riches, there are also many to eat them. And what doth it profit the owner, but that he seeth the riches with his eyes? Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me. Ecclesiastes 1:16 I have spoken in my heart, saying: Behold I am become great, and have gone beyond all in wisdom, that were before me in Jerusalem: and my mind hath contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned. 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 Kings 10:7,23 Concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. And I did not believe them that told me, till I came myself, and saw with my own eyes, and have found that the half hath not been told me: thy wisdom and thy works exceed the fame which I heard. . . . 1 Chronicles 29:25 And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him. 2 Chronicles 1:1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him to a high degree. 2 Chronicles 9:22,23 And Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth for riches and glory. . . . Context The Futility of Pleasure…8I heaped together for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and provinces: I made me singing men, and singing women, and the delights of the sons of men, cups and vessels to serve to pour out wine: 9And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me.10And whatsoever my eyes desired, I refused them not: and I withheld not my heart from enjoying every pleasure, and delighting itself in the things which I had prepared: and esteemed this my portion, to make use of my own labour.… Lexicon So I became greatוְגָדַ֣לְתִּי (wə·ḡā·ḏal·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great and surpassed וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי (wə·hō·w·sap̄·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment all מִכֹּ֛ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel who had preceded me; שֶׁהָיָ֥ה (še·hā·yāh) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be and אַ֥ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though my wisdom חָכְמָתִ֖י (ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom remained with me. עָ֥מְדָה (‘ā·mə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations Additional Translations So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me. And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me. And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me. 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